US Patent Issued to BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE on June 24 for "Pairing vagus nerve stimulation with EMG-controlled functional electrical stimulation to enhance neuroplasticity and recovery" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,178, issued on June 24, was assigned to BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Columbus, Ohio).

"Pairing vagus nerve stimulation with EMG-controlled functional electrical stimulation to enhance neuroplasticity and recovery" was invented by Eric Meyers (Columbus, Ohio), Michael Darrow (Columbus, Ohio), David Friedenberg (Worthington, Ohio) and Lauren Wengerd (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combined closed-loop functional electrical stimulation (FES) and Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy system for treating neurological injuries. Detected EMG signals are used to determine movement (or intended movement) of an extremity. FES ...