US Patent Issued to AngioDynamics on Sept. 9 for "Methods of sterilization and treating infection using irreversible electroporation" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,972, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to AngioDynamics Inc. (Latham, N.Y.).

"Methods of sterilization and treating infection using irreversible electroporation" was invented by Robert Pearson (Sam Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for treating an infection using irreversible electroporation is presented. The method includes providing an ablation device that has at least one electrode and inserting the ablation device into a target tissue of a patient. The tissue at least partially surrounds the implanted medical device. The outer surface of the medical device is at least partially covered by infectious cells. The m...