COMPANIES RECEIVE PATENT FOR DRUG-DELIVERY MOTOR

Biophan Technologies, Inc., a developer of next-generation biomedical technology, and New Scale Technologies, Inc., a developer of miniature ceramic motors, have announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted New Scale Technologies a fundamental patent for its SQUIGGLE motor. Made of piezoelectric ceramics and other non-magnetic materials, the motor has applications in numerous industries. Biophan holds exclusive worldwide distribution rights for all medical applications. Biophan and New Scale expect the SQUIGGLE motor's novel design to set new standards for precision and reliability for such applications as implantable and wearable drug-delivery pumps.

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