ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,826, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to SetPoint Medical Corp. (Valencia, Calif.).
"Closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation" was invented by Jacob A. Levine (West Hempstead, N.Y.) and Michael A. Faltys (Valencia, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems and methods for the treatment of chronic inflammatory disorders that include an implantable microstimulator and an external charger/controller wherein the microstimulator is configured to operate using closed-loop feedback. The feedback for the microstimulator can be electrical activity of the vagus nerve and/or heart sensed by the microstimulator. The feedback can be used t...