US Patent Issued to NUXCEL2 on Oct. 14 for "Multiple-lead implantable systems for stimulation of cranial nerves" (North Carolina, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,677, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to NUXCEL2 LLC (Reno, Nev.).

"Multiple-lead implantable systems for stimulation of cranial nerves" was invented by Lynn Elliott (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Stephen C. Masson Jr. (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Neuromodulation of cranial nerves can be used to treat sleep or breathing disorders, among other diseases and disorders. A neuromodulation system can include a housing configured for implantation in an anterior cervical region of a patient, such as at or under a mandible of the patient, such as at least partially in one or more of a submental triangle, a submandibular triangle, an...