ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,965, issued on June 2, was assigned to NMES Group AB (Svenljunga, Sweden).

"Neuromuscular electrical stimulation device with automated switchable regulation technologies" was invented by Vincent Tellenbach (Sion Valais, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for providing electrical stimulation to muscles and nerves using two distinct regulation technologies with automatic switching capability for the treatment of medical and non-medical conditions. NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) consists of delivering short electrical impulses to the user. These impulses...