ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,600, issued on May 20.
"Magnetic assisted drug delivery" was invented by Hao Shang (Irvine, Calif.) and Damacia Zhimei Shang (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of delivering magnetic particles to a target site, including inserting a magnet catheter into a blood vessel; advancing the magnet catheter to a position downstream from the target site; and releasing magnetic particles into the blood vessel upstream of the target site; in which a first portion of the magnetic particles embolize in the blood vessel is disclosed. A system is also disclosed."
The patent was filed on May 29, 2020, under Application No. 16/88...