US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation on Feb. 24 for "Plug-in accessory for configuring a mobile device into an external controller for an implantable medical device" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,554, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. (Valencia, Calif.).

"Plug-in accessory for configuring a mobile device into an external controller for an implantable medical device" was invented by Daniel Aghassian (Glendale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a plug-in accessory for operating a mobile device as an external controller for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD). The accessory includes a connector insertable into a port on the mobile device. Accessory circuitry can be powered by a battery or by the mobile device. An application on the mobile device in conjunction with the ac...