US Patent Issued to SPARK BIOMEDICAL on Dec. 23 for "Devices and methods for treating stress and improving alertness using electrical stimulation" (California, Oregon, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,527, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to SPARK BIOMEDICAL INC. (Dallas).

"Devices and methods for treating stress and improving alertness using electrical stimulation" was invented by Alejandro Covalin (Los Angeles), Navid Khodaparast (Dallas) and Melanie McWade (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an illustrative embodiment, systems and methods for treating stress and/or for improving alertness in a subject using neurostimulation therapy include placing first electrode(s) on, over, or adjacent to an auricular branch of the vagus nerve, placing second electrode(s) on, over or adjacent to an auriculotemporal nerve, and del...