US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation on June 24 for "Stimulation targeting and calibration for enhanced surround inhibition recruitment in spinal cord stimulation therapy" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,179, issued on June 24, was assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. (Valencia, Calif.).

"Stimulation targeting and calibration for enhanced surround inhibition recruitment in spinal cord stimulation therapy" was invented by Luca A. Annecchino (London) and Que Doan (West Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for providing electrical stimulation to a patient's spinal cord using electrode leads implanted in the patient's spinal column are described. Embodiments involve biphasic stimulation where during a first phase a first pole provides stimulation to a first location and during a second phase a s...