ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,540, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to MuPharma Pty Ltd (Malvern, Australia).

"Non-invasive agent applicator" was invented by Harry Unger (Toorak, Australia), Mark Unger (Malvern, Australia) and Sean Michael Langelier (Hampton East, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed systems and methods for non-invasive delivery of an agent to biological tissues. Delivery of the agent to the tissues can be by one or more modalities. In some embodiments the systems and methods use agent carrier body including a tissue contacting surface for non-invasively engaging tissues under treatment. The tissue contacting surface can be ...