Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:BIPH in conjunction with New Scale
Technologies, Inc., announced that New Scale has obtained a patent for its SQUIGLE motor, a high-performance ultra-small motor
with applications in the health care market, specifically in Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems.
Biophan, which has exclusive worldwide distribution rights for all
medical applications for the motor, indicated the product had numerous applications in the medical market. According to Michael
Weiner, Biophan, CEO, "Now that the U.S. Patent office has issued the fundamental U.S. patent for the SQUIGGLE motor, Biophan
and New Scale hold key intellectual property protection as we continue to develop products based on the SQUIGGLE motor. We
believe the motor's unique features and capabilities will allow the development of significantly improved solutions for existing
multi-billion-dollar health care markets, as well as the development of applications for promising new product areas in medical
technology."
Specifically, the companies noted that the SQUIGGLE motor has applications
in implantable and wearable drug-delivery pumps. As well the motor can be used in operations that involve the use of Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems because it is made from non-magnetic ceramics. As a result, remote-controlled robotic
surgical devices can be developed for the treatment of brain tumors in an MRI environment.
New SQUIGGLE models from New Scale are expected to range in size
from 4 millimeter in diameter to 12 millimeter in diameter, with a variety of ranges of motion. The company reports
that the SQUIGGLE motors, which are moved through ultrasonic vibrations, are smaller than conventional motors but larger than
MEMS devices. MEMS based micromotors are another emerging miniature motor technology. That technology has been developed over
the years at Sandia National Laboratories.
Other industry applications for the SQUIGGLE motor Biophan
points to include camera zoom lenses for cell phones.
