ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,111, issued on Dec. 9.
"Medical instrument for in vivo heat source" was invented by Anand Deo (Mendota Heights, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biocompatible medical device can be at least partially implantable into a living human or animal subject to provide active treatment of biofilm that can occur use within the subject. The medical device can include a catheter, including an interior conduit capable of permitting fluid flow. A heating device can be located on a portion of the catheter to be located within the subject, the heating device including at least a pair of electrodes having a variable spacing therebetween, the var...