ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,659, issued on Aug. 19.

"Apparatus and method for photobiomodulation-based alternative to electrical vagus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation related to movement disorders" was invented by Lew Lim (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-administrable apparatus for performing non-invasive neurostimulation therapy of a living mammal on-demand, said self-administrable non-invasive neurostimulation apparatus comprising: one or more configured irradiation units comprising a portable hollow casing having fixed dimensions, a sized internal spatial volume and an external surface configuration suitable for application to a bo...