ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,666, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to CARTHERA (Lyons, France).

"Method and system for detecting a connection terminal" was invented by Guillaume Bouchoux (Villeurbanne, France) and Matthieu Cholvy (Peage de Roussillon, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an apparatus for treating a pathology, comprising: -an implantable device (1) including an electrical connection terminal, -a remote control unit (2) for determining and controlling operating parameters of the implantable device (1), and delivering electricity thereto, -electrical connection means for electrically connecting the implantable device (1) to...