ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,294, issued on June 30, was assigned to RETROPSOAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Frontenac, Mo.).

"Bipolar nerve stimulation/monitoring cuff" was invented by Nicholas Poulos (Frontenac, Mo.) and James Cupp (Indiana, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode assembly comprises a base with first and second arms extending from opposite sides of the base, and which, in combination, define an arc. First and second electrically conductive electrodes extend along the inner surface of the first and second arms. Each electrode can comprise a single length of foil can or multiple discrete foil segments. The foils are electrically isolated from each ...