US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on May 27 for "Multi-site transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the spinal cord for facilitation of locomotion" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,169, issued on May 27, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Multi-site transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the spinal cord for facilitation of locomotion" was invented by Yury P. Gerasimenko (Los Angeles), Victor Reggie Edgerton (Los Angeles), Roland R. Roy (Playa Vista, Calif.) and Daniel C. Lu (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, non-invasive methods to induce motor control in a mammal subject to spinal cord or other neurological injuries are provided. In some embodiments the methods involve administering transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation...