ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,180, issued on June 24, was assigned to Newronika S.p.A. (Milan).
"Apparatus for brain stimulation" was invented by Sara Renata Francesca Marceglia (La Spezia, Italy), Alberto Priori (Virgilio, Italy) and Mattia Arlotti (Monza Brianza, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are deep-brain stimulation (DBS) systems and methods for the treatment of Tourette Syndrome (TS). The DBS methods described herein comprise a stimulation paradigm that may help to reduce the frequency and/or severity of motor and vocal tics, as well as rapid and involuntary muscle motions that are characteristic of TS. One variation of a method for ...