ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,218, issued on April 7, was assigned to Plus EV Holdings Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.).

"Bendable therapeutic device for tissue discomfort relief" was invented by Aaron R. Wilt (North Kansas City, Mo.), Amanda A. Olson (Medford, Ore.) and Jinchen Li (Overland Park, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for tissue trigger point therapy is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongated core that includes a bendable portion, a first end portion forming a first terminal end of the elongated core, and a second end portion forming a second terminal end of the elongated core. The apparatus also includes an outer covering member that at...