ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,497, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SetPoint Medical Corp. (Valencia, Calif.).
"Neurostimulation parameter authentication and expiration system for neurostimulation" was invented by Guillermo Alonso Calle (Moorpark, Calif.) and Jacob Aaron Johnston (Moorpark, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatuses (e.g., devices and systems) for securely accessing, activating and/or updating vagus nerve stimulators. In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for securing providing, verifying and/or executing digital prescriptions for implantable (including implanted) vagus nerve stimulation systems that may...