ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,189, issued on Dec. 30.
"Methods and apparatus for treating pain and mobility impairment" was invented by David G. Turner (Livermore, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus disclosed for treating pain and mobility impairments include synergistic application of various stimuli to a patient. These stimuli can comprise serial and sequential combinations of predetermined subatmospheric pressure values, time-varying voltage waveforms applied to electrodes in contact with different portions of a patient's skin in a matter that produces currents which stimulate nerve fibers that activate muscles, and direct practitioner...