US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation on June 10 for "Implantable optical stimulation lead and methods of making and using" (Nevada Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,925, issued on June 10, was assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. (Valencia, Calif.).

"Implantable optical stimulation lead and methods of making and using" was invented by William George Orinski (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical stimulation lead includes a lead body including a distal end, a distal portion, and a proximal portion; and an optical assembly attached to the distal end of the lead body. The optical assembly includes a light emitter; a feedthrough assembly including at least one ceramic block, at least one feedthrough pin extending through the at least one ceramic block and electrically c...