ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,156, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Amber Therapeutics Holdings Ltd. (London).

"Devices, systems, and methods for incontinence control" was invented by Timothy Denison (Oxford, Great Britain), Stefan De Wachter (Antwerp, Belgium), Charles Knowles (London) and Aidan Crawley (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are devices and methods for preventing an episode of incontinence in an individual in need thereof. The devices comprise a sensor and a stimulator electrode that can be implanted into the body of the individual. Once the device is implanted in the individual, the sensor of the device senses a parameter that is ass...