ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,217, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SILVER LINING MEDICAL INC. (Hanam-si, South Korea).

"System for circulating hyperthermic pressurized gas in peritoneal cavity, and intraperitoneal gas providing system including two-fluid nozzle" was invented by Hyung-Ho Kim (Seongnam-Si, South Korea) and Koo Tae Kang (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are: a system comprising a gas circulation device capable of circulating hyperthermic gas in the peritoneal cavity and a temperature control device; and a system comprising a drug spray device for effectively spraying a drug in the peritoneal cavity together with gas. Th...