ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,742, issued on June 2, was assigned to Dry Needling Innovation Systems LLC (Holmen, Wis.).
"Device, system, and method for self dry needle for pain or discomfort" was invented by Dana Halderson (Holmen, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device, system, and method for dry needling comprising a device having a surface area configured to surround a location on a user, one or more openings in the surface area, each opening supporting a directional needle guide configured to allow a needle to pass therethrough to the location on the user; and one or more needles configured to fit within each directional needle guide."
The patent was fil...