US Patent Issued to MUSC Foundation for Research Development on June 24 for "Noninvasive cranial nerve therapy" (South Carolina, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,166, issued on June 24, was assigned to MUSC Foundation for Research Development (Charleston, S.C.).

"Noninvasive cranial nerve therapy" was invented by Bashar Badran (San Ramon, Calif.), Mark George (Sullivans Island, S.C.), Doe Jenkins (Johns Island, S.C.) and Daniel Cook (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to systems for providing noninvasive cranial nerve stimulation and methods for using the same. The present invention administers therapy through electrodes that are noninvasively attached to one or more of a subject's cranial nerve. The systems can be used to enhancing rehabilitation an...