ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,441, issued on March 25, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Minimally invasive neurostimulation device" was invented by Charles Bombeck (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Sarah Offutt (Golden Valley, Minn.), Ryan Bauer (Plymouth, Minn.), Andrew Cleland (St. Paul, Minn.) and Randy S. Roles (Elk River, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an implantable medical device including a housing containing components therein configured for delivering neurostimulation therapy, and an anchoring feature included with the housing. The implantable medical device also includes a lead having an electro...