US Patent Issued to The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research on Sept. 1 for "Vibratory neuromodulation" (California, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,996, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research (Valencia, Calif.).

"Vibratory neuromodulation" was invented by Brian Mech (Buffalo, Minn.) and Robert Greenberg (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides systems and methods for neuromodulation using a housing that at least partially contains a stimulator assembly, wherein the stimulator assembly is configured to generate vibration by mechanical oscillation and/or using a sound wave; and wherein the vibration generated by the stimulator assembly is configured to therapeutically treat the subject by stimulating one ...