ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,257, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to LF Bolt Corp. (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

"Therapeutic electrical muscle stimulation apparatus and method of improving medical procedure outcomes" was invented by Colleen McNutt (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are therapeutic electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) apparatuses for improving outcomes and reducing recovery time associated with a medical procedure. Also described are methods and apparatuses (including light-therapy suits, user interfaces, feedback systems and control systems, etc.), which may include hardware, software and/or firmware, for light therapy (...