ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,965, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Extendable and retractable lead" was invented by Michael E. Winek (Minneapolis) and Lauren E. Barth (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendable and retractable electrical lead for providing electrical stimulation including an elongated lead body extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, one or more electrical contacts carried by the proximal portion of the lead body configured to be coupled to an implantable neurostimulator, one or more electrodes carried by the distal portion of the lead body configured to electrically communicate with ...