US Patent Issued to The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research on June 16 for "Implantable medical device chargers and charger positioning supports for use with same" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,021, issued on June 16, was assigned to The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research (Valencia, Calif.).

"Implantable medical device chargers and charger positioning supports for use with same" was invented by Joseph L. Calderon (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Edward Hillery (Valencia, Calif.) and Susanna M. Lin (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable medical device (IMD) charger apparatus may include an IMD charger including a housing defining a bottom surface, a primary coil located within the housing, and a fastener on the bottom surface of the housing, and a charger support, mounted on the IMD charger, includ...