US Patent Issued to THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH on May 6 for "Stimulator systems and methods for selectively recruiting fascicles in hypoglossal nerve trunk" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,682, issued on May 6, was assigned to THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (Valencia, Calif.).

"Stimulator systems and methods for selectively recruiting fascicles in hypoglossal nerve trunk" was invented by Boon Khai Ng (La Crescenta, Calif.) and Joseph L. Calderon (Culver City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode lead comprises a lead body, connector contacts affixed to the proximal end of the lead body, and a cuff body affixed to the distal end of the lead body. The cuff body is pre-shaped to transition from an unfurled state to a furled state, wherein the cuff body, when in the furled state has an ...