ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,768, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to VENSICA MEDICAL LTD. (M.P. Misgav, Israel).
"Ultrasonic urinary bladder drug delivery" was invented by Avner Geva (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Leonid Kushkuley (Rehovot, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit comprising: a urinary catheter comprising a first and a second longitudinal lumens; an ultrasonic transducer disposed about said catheter; a balloon mounted on said catheter, and enclosing said transducer; and a reservoir containing an acoustic coupling medium, wherein: said catheter further comprises a first opening in said first longitudinal lumen, said first opening disposed inside said ...