US Patent Issued to Liberate Medical on Nov. 11 for "Devices and methods for adjusting and tracking respiration-stimulating electrodes" (Kentucky, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,763, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Liberate Medical LLC (Crestwood, Ky.).

"Devices and methods for adjusting and tracking respiration-stimulating electrodes" was invented by Angus McLachlan (Louisville, Ky.), Guillermo Cohen (Crestwood, Ky.) and Michael Herda (Boxford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode for stimulating a neuromuscular response includes a backing layer, an electrode layer, and a hydrogel layer, and an electrode cable configured to provide an electrical signal to the electrode. The electrode is divided into a first removable portion including a first removable activation area, a second removable por...