ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,282, issued on July 15, was assigned to IMCOMET B.V. (Rotterdam, Netherlands).

"Interstitial fluid removal device" was invented by Alexandre Charles Roger Motta (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Varsha Sakina Thakoersing (Rotterdam, Netherlands) and Richardus Paulus Anton Oranje (Rotterdam, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interstitial fluid removal device including a first needle, a second needle, a fluid injector and an interstitial fluid extractor. The first needle is configured for insertion in a tissue of a multicellular organism to provide a fluid inlet channel. The second needle is configured for insertion in a tissue of ...