ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,560, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Synaptec Network Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for improving delivery of therapeutics to the spinal cord" was invented by Sheldon Jordan (Pacific Palisades, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for administering a therapeutic agent to a patient and improving therapeutic effects of such agents on a patient. A stimulation is applied to a portion of a patient's spine, and the therapeutic agent is administered to the patient intrathecally and proximal to the portion of the patient's spine. In some embodiments, a second stimulation is ...