ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,323, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc. (Cleveland).

"Movement disorder therapy system, devices and methods, and intelligent methods of tuning" was invented by Dustin A Heldman (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Christopher L Pulliam (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Joseph P Giuffrida (Hinckley, Ohio) and Thomas O Mera (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to methods for tuning treatment parameters in movement disorder therapy systems. The present invention further relates to a system for screening patients to determine viability as candidates for certain therapy modalities, such...