MUMBAI, India, March 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202527014481 A) filed by Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, on Feb. 19, for 'methods for the treatment of hypertension via transcranial-focused-ultrasound.'
Inventor(s) include Hynynen, Kullervo; and Lea-Banks, Harriet.
The application for the patent was published on March 28, under issue no. 13/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A minimally invasive method for the reduction of hypertension is provided using focused ultrasound. After injection of ultrasound-responsive nanodroplets loaded with a therapeutic agent (e.g. barbiturates), focused ultrasound is delivered to a norepinephrine-producing region,...