ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,753, issued on June 24, was assigned to Recor Medical Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Nerve probe" was invented by Harry A. Puryear (Shoreview, Minn.) and Jin Shimada (White Bear Lake, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods provide interface to a patient's autonomic nerves via an interior lumen wall of a blood vessel. Systems can include a probe having at least one electrode for receiving electrical signals from the interior of the lumen wall. The system can include processing components for extracting the signals from noise within the patient's body. Systems can include stimulation electrodes for providing stimulation a...