US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Feb. 17 for "Magnetic stimulation of the spinal cord to restore locomotor function and/or control of bladder and bowel" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,714, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Magnetic stimulation of the spinal cord to restore locomotor function and/or control of bladder and bowel" was invented by Daniel C. Lu (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments methods and devices are provided for facilitating locomotor function and/or voiding of bladder and/or bowel in a subject with a neuromotor disorder. In certain embodiments the methods involve providing magnetic stimulation of the spinal cord at a location, frequency and intensity sufficient to facilitate locomotor function and/or vo...