ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,173, issued on March 11, was assigned to SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION (South Korea).

"Electrode wire for applying electrical stimulation to body organs, and electrode system using same" was invented by Eun Kyoung Park (Seoul, South Korea), Tae Kyung Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Tae Woo Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Kyu Sung Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The lead implanted in a body to apply electrical stimulation to body organs may include: an electrode wire having one end provided as an insertion portion to be inserted into a body and the other end provided as an interface portion for connection with ...