ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,096, issued on April 7, was assigned to Mainstay Medical Ltd. (Dublin).

"Systems and methods for enhanced implantation of electrode leads between tissue layers" was invented by Jason Alan Shiroff (Edina, Minn.), Henry Demorett (Prior Lake, Minn.), John Beck (Ramsey, Minn.) and Sidney Hauschild (Cottage Grove, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for enhanced implantation of an electrode lead for neuromuscular electrical stimulation of tissue associated with control of the lumbar spine for treatment of back pain, in a midline-to-lateral manner are provided. The implanted lead may be secured within the patient and u...