ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,880, issued on April 8, was assigned to Axonics Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Low energy implantable devices and methods of use" was invented by Rabih Nassif (Santa Ana, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more stimulation pulses to a target region within a patient's body. The implantable neurostimulator including a housing and an energy storage feature. There is also a lead coupled to the hermetic housing and a plurality of electrodes located proximate to a distal end of the lead. The neurostimulator includes stimulation circuitry that includes an adjustable resistance element. A volt...