ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,986, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to HANIVA LLC (Williamsville, N.Y.).
"Method and apparatus for administering a cancer drug" was invented by Shoshanna N. Zucker (Williamsville, N.Y.) and Douglas P. DuFaux (Orchard Park, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for administering a cancer drug, comprising an optical emitter operatively arranged to emit a visible point of light onto a tissue surface to be treated, a robotic arm, operatively arrange to move a drug-delivery device, in sequence, to each of a plurality of predetermined positions within the tissue to be treated, a tactile sensor operatively arranged at the distal...