ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,160, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Invicta Medical Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Implantable electrodes with remote power delivery for treating sleep apnea, and associated systems and methods" was invented by Richard W. O'Connor (Atherton, Calif.), Walter Joseph Stevens (San Jose, Calif.) and Timothy A. Fayram (Gilroy, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable electrodes with power delivery wearable for treating sleep apnea, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes non-implantable signal generator worn by the patient and having an antenna that directs a mid-field RF power s...