US Patent Issued to ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN (H.O.D.N. LUMC) on April 21 for "Systems and methods for stimulating the pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,546, issued on April 21, was assigned to ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN (H.O.D.N. LUMC) (Leiden, Netherlands).

"Systems and methods for stimulating the pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk" was invented by Wouter R. Van Furth (Leiden, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a system for use in the treatment or prevention of disease or symptoms thereof, the system comprising: at least one object, wherein the object is configured for being positioned in or adjacent to the pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk of a subject; and a device configured to generate at least one intermittent stimulating si...