Pacira Cryotech Inc. reported the filing of a patent for a hand-held cryogenic treatment system with a probe configured to apply a cryogenic therapy to one or more nerves, such as the nerves of the stellate ganglion and autonomic tissue peripheral to the stellate ganglion.
Neurochase Ltd. filed a patent for a septum-sealed transcutaneous, fluid-transferring device through which repeated access for the removal or delivery of fluid to the central nervous system (CNS) can be gained.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta have developed melting microneedle patches comprising a drug dissolved or dispersed in a wax.
According to the old adage, "Where there's muck, there's brass." And this may prove to be the case for a group of researchers at Northeastern University in Boston, led by Kim Lewis. Their work over the past 18 months has captured media attention following their use of an electronic isolation chip (Ichip) to grow bacteria from soil and then identify and harvest antibiotic compounds contained therein.
