ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,523, issued on May 19, was assigned to Ives LLC (Annapolis, Md.).

"Intravaginal electrical stimulation device for treating female pelvic pain" was invented by Erik B. Young (Annapolis, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravaginal electrical stimulation device for treating pelvic pain in a female patient includes, in one embodiment, a set of intravaginal components comprising a frame, at least one pair of paracervical electrodes, an intravaginal capsule, a socket in the proximal end of the intravaginal capsule, an electrode plug that plugs into the socket, and connecting wires that electrically couple the electrode plug to the pa...