ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,837, issued on March 4, was assigned to EBT Medical Inc. (Toronto).

"Systems and methods for deterring transcutaneous stimulation array malfunction" was invented by Michael Sasha John (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Paul B. Yoo (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods provide stimulation of peripheral targets such as targets in the lower limbs. Electrode arrays realized in circumferential or longitudinal embodiments have pads with horizontal and/or vertical offsets. Electrode array geometries are customizable and adaptable to individual users and treatment of different disorders. Novel systems of customization include softwa...