US Patent Issued to Wavegate on June 2 for "Apparatus and method for incorporation of optical sensing into neurostimulation systems" (Louisiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,968, issued on June 2, was assigned to Wavegate Corp. (Lake Charles, La.).

"Apparatus and method for incorporation of optical sensing into neurostimulation systems" was invented by Erich W. Wolf II (Lake Charles, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector system is provided for a positional sensitive spinal cord stimulation apparatus using reflectometry which incorporates the ability to connect to current IPG's either in a percutaneous or laminectomy form and which utilizes a novel light to frequency converter to generate a stimulation voltage in wave form to effect spinal cord stimulation."

The patent was filed on Nov. 29, 2021,...