ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,368, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SetPoint Medical Corp. (Valencia, Calif.).

"Implantable neurostimulator having power control and thermal regulation and methods of use" was invented by Michael A. Faltys (Valencia, Calif.) and Jesse M. Simon (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Leadless, implantable microstimulators for treating chronic inflammation. These devices can include a static magnetic field detector (e.g., non-Hall effect sensors/detectors, including those based on a Wiegand effect or generating pulses at a predetermined frequency range and using a detection circuit to determine the decay rate of the pulses), to...