US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Nov. 25 for "Non-invasive spinal cord stimulation for nerve root palsy, cauda equina syndrome, and restoration of upper extremity function" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,777, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Non-invasive spinal cord stimulation for nerve root palsy, cauda equina syndrome, and restoration of upper extremity function" was invented by Daniel C. Lu (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, methods are provided to improve motor function, and/or to improve motor control, and/or to improve sensory function, and/or to reduce pain in subjects with nerve root palsies (e.g., radiculopathies including, but not limited to cauda equina syndrome). In certain embodiments, methods are provided for the magnetic...