ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,092, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Neuromodulation energy application techniques" was invented by Christopher Michael Puleo (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Jeffrey Michael Ashe (Gloversville, N.Y.), David Andrew Shoudy (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Victoria Eugenia Cotero (Troy, N.Y.) and James Enrico Sabatini (Glenville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are techniques directed to accurate positioning of an energy application device for neuromodulation treatment protocols. In one embodiment, a neuromodulation positioning patch is applied to a patient's skin. The energy application device i...