US Patent Issued to ElectroCore on April 7 for "Vagal nerve stimulation devices and methods" (Florida, Maine, New Mexico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,433, issued on April 7, was assigned to ElectroCore Inc. (Rockaway, N.J.).

"Vagal nerve stimulation devices and methods" was invented by Bruce J. Simon (Santa Fe, N.M.), Joseph P. Errico (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and John T. Raffle (Rockport, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vagal nerve stimulation devices and methods are provided herein. A device comprises one or more electrodes having a contact surface for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient and an energy source coupled to the electrodes. The energy source generates one or more electrical impulses and transmits the electrical impulses to the electrodes and transcutan...