US Patent Issued to BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM on Sept. 9 for "Hypoglossal nerve stimulation" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,328, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas).

"Hypoglossal nerve stimulation" was invented by Robert L. Rennaker (Sachse, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for hypoglossal nerve stimulation. Certain embodiments include a pulse generator, circuitry configured to receive an energy signal, a communication module, and a programming module. In certain embodiments, the first pulse generator comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, a pulse generator coil, and circuitry configured to receive an energy signal. In particular embodiments, the first pu...