ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,877, issued on April 8, was assigned to Lungpacer Medical Inc. (Vancouver, Canada).
"Transvascular nerve stimulation apparatus and methods" was invented by Joaquin Andres Hoffer (Anmore, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrode structures for transvascular nerve stimulation combine electrodes with an electrically-insulating backing layer. The backing layer increases the electrical impedance of electrical paths through blood in a lumen of a blood vessel and consequently increases the flow of electrical current through surrounding tissues. The electrode structures may be applied to stimulate nerves such as the phrenic, vagus, tr...