US Patent Issued to SPR THERAPEUTICS on May 27 for "Method and system of mechanical nerve stimulation for pain relief" (North Carolina, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,914, issued on May 27, was assigned to SPR THERAPEUTICS INC. (Cleveland).

"Method and system of mechanical nerve stimulation for pain relief" was invented by Meredith McGee (Cary, N.C.), Nathan Crosby (Cleveland), John Chae (Strongsville, Ohio) and Joseph W. Boggs (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of using a lead introduced to a subject proximate to a region of pain is contemplated to deliver pain relief without the need for multiple needle insertions or electrical stimulation. The three-dimensional lead may include spring-like characteristics and/or coils to translate mechanical energy into the th...