US Patent Issued to SPR THERAPEUTICS on Oct. 14 for "Systems and methods for sustained relief of chronic pain" (Ohio, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,672, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SPR THERAPEUTICS INC. (Cleveland).

"Systems and methods for sustained relief of chronic pain" was invented by Nathan D. Crosby (Cleveland), Isaac R. Cassar (Cleveland) and Joseph W. Boggs II (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of applying electrical stimulation to achieve sustained relief of chronic pain that comprise a coiled wire percutaneous lead configured for insertion into a portion of a body that is proximal to a region of pain and an electrode formed integrally on the coiled wire percutaneous lead, wherein the electrode is configured to be positioned in...