US Patent Issued to Powell Mansfield on Sept. 16 for "Systems, methods and devices for sensing EMG activity" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,732, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Powell Mansfield Inc. (San Diego).

"Systems, methods and devices for sensing EMG activity" was invented by Nelson Powell (Atherton, Calif.) and Perry T. Mansfield (Coronado, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods, systems and probe devices for detecting EMG activity. In some embodiments, such methods, systems and devices are used in aiding the diagnosis of Obstruction Sleep Apnea. In some embodiments, a probe is provided and comprises an elongated member configured with a size and shape for placement adjacent at least one of th...