US Patent Issued to Medical Depot on Dec. 9 for "Cueing device and method for treating walking disorders" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,140, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Medical Depot Inc. (Port Washington, N.Y.).

"Cueing device and method for treating walking disorders" was invented by Sidney Collin (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), Adam Schwartz (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and William Thompson (San Luis Obispo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices used to cue a user to take a step when experiencing a walking disorder, such as a freezing of gait episode, are disclosed. The devices are configured to cue the user with a visual and/or audible cue. The devices include an activation module and a cueing module. The cueing module includes a metronome and a laser light ...