ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,885, issued on July 28, was assigned to SHANGHAI STAIRMED TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shanghai).

"Method for guiding flexible electrode and system for implanting flexible electrode" was invented by Zhengtuo Zhao (Shanghai), Xue Li (Shanghai) and Yu Bao (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a method for guiding a flexible electrode, comprising: engaging a guide device with a first engagement part of the flexible electrode, and enabling a first section of the flexible electrode adjacent to the first engagement part to be located near the guide device; spraying a liquid to the flexible electrode, such that ...