ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,838,243) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for programming an implantable pulse generator." The co-inventors are Thomas K. Hickman, Plano, Texas, Erik D. Engstrom, Murphy, Texas, Matthew J. Brock, Carrollton, Texas, and John H. Erickson, Plano, Texas.

The patent application was filed on May 14, 2012 (13/471,153). The full-text of the patent can be found . . .