ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,496, issued on July 8, was assigned to LivaNova USA Inc. (Houston).
"Implantable neurostimulator-implemented method for managing bradycardia through vagus nerve stimulation" was invented by Imad Libbus (St. Paul, Minn.), Badri Amurthur (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Bruce H. KenKnight (Maple Grove, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for managing bradycardia through vagus nerve stimulation is provided. An implantable neurostimulator configured to deliver electrical therapeutic stimulation in both afferent and efferent directions of a patient's cervical vagus nerve is provided. An operating mode is stored, which includes parametrica...