ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,966, issued on March 17, was assigned to Sonikure Holdings Ltd. (Wan Chai, Hong Kong).

"System and method for ultrasound-enhanced delivery of drugs" was invented by Wai Leung Langston Suen (Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong), Sin Hang Sarah Cheung (Ngau Chi Wan, Hong Kong) and Jan Frederik Engels (Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drug applicator for a system for ultrasound-enhanced delivery of at least one drug to a target site in a intraocular space, the system comprising a signal generating unit operationally connected to an ultrasound transducer, wherein the drug applicator comprises at least one space hold the drug, i...