ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,869, issued on July 21, was assigned to Shiratronics Inc. (Brooklyn Park, Minn.).

"Headset system for use with implanted devices" was invented by Scott A. Spadgenske (Buffalo, Minn.), Alan H. Smythe (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Kent J. Zehrer (New Hope, Minn.), Scott Anthony Lambert (East Bethel, Minn.), Travis Yoch (Woodbury, Minn.) and Robert R. Roberts III (St. Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system may include a headset band configured to be worn on a head of a patient, first and second arms, first and second coil assemblies, and at least one power supply electrically connected to the first coil assembly and the second ...