ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,213, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Wavegate Corp. (Lake Charles, La.).

"System and method for percutaneous lead anchoring" was invented by Erich W. Wolf II (Lake Charles, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention described is comprised of a system and method for rapid fixation of a lead anchor. The system includes a lead anchor and insertion device. The insertion device houses a lead anchor. A lead is threaded through the insertion device and the device is depressed against the fascia to insert the lead anchor and fix the lead in the desired position. This method produces repeatable amount of lead body compression grasp for...