ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,763, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Muhammad Taqi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

"Osmolar devices and methods for preventing tissue swelling" was invented by Muhammad Taqi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are devices and methods for the treatment and prevention of tissue swelling. The method involves creating an opening in a patient's skull and placement of a device in the patient's brain. The device is configured to absorb fluid from the patient's brain, thereby reducing intracranial pressure. Additionally, the device may be configured to induce an osmotic pressure to drive out fluid from the br...