US Patent Issued to The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research on Jan. 27 for "Treating bleeding and bleeding disorders via high intensity focused ultrasound stimulation of the spleen" (New York, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,531, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research (Manhasset, N.Y.).

"Treating bleeding and bleeding disorders via high intensity focused ultrasound stimulation of the spleen" was invented by Jared M. Huston (New York), Jason R. Fritz (New York), Catherine W. Imossi (Manhasset, N.Y.) and Kevin J. Tracey (Old Greenwich, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and methods for reducing or limiting bleeding in an animal by focused ultrasound (FUS) stimulation of the spleen. The apparatuses and methods may be used treat blood disorders such as hemophilia, or to reduce hemorrhage in surgery or d...