US Patent Issued to BRUIN BIOSCIENCES, The Regents of the University of California on July 15 for "Chemoembolization agents" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,570, issued on July 15, was assigned to BRUIN BIOSCIENCES INC. (San Diego) and The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Chemoembolization agents" was invented by James Na (San Diego), David Imagawa (Oakland, Calif.), Fabio Tucci (San Diego), Graham Beaton (San Diego) and Satheesh Ravula (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a chemoembolization therapy, which combines therapeutic effects of peripheral arterial occlusion with the local administration of an anti-cancer agent. A particle or microsphere occludes the arteries providing blood flow to the tumor, resulting in tumor oxygen depriva...