US Patent Issued to Pacira CryoTech on Oct. 6 for "Methods, systems, and devices for treating nerve spasticity" (California, Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,858, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Pacira CryoTech Inc. (Tampa, Fla.).

"Methods, systems, and devices for treating nerve spasticity" was invented by Jwala Karnik (Santa Barbara, Calif.), John Allison (Los Altos, Calif.) and Clint Carnell (Park City, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method in which a nerve associated with a spasticity in a limb of a patient may be identified. The cryogenic cooling needle may be inserted through a skin surface. The cryogenic cooling needle may be positioned to a target tissue such that the distal end of the cryogenic cooling needle is proximate to the nerve by bending the needle, wherein the ne...