US Patent Issued to Medtronic on March 24 for "Flexible stimulation patterning framework" (Minnesota, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,823, issued on March 24, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Flexible stimulation patterning framework" was invented by Benjamin P. Isaacson (Mahtomedi, Minn.), Brett M. Nelson (Shoreview, Minn.), Duane L. Bourget (Andover, Minn.), Nicholas D. Buse (New Brighton, Minn.), Laura A. Skarie (Deephaven, Minn.) and David E. Linde (Bremerton, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system to provide flexible stimulation pattern definition, delivery, and control to dynamically adjust a therapy regimen for electrical stimulation therapy based on patient needs. Firmware in an electrical stimulation delivery device that executes the ...