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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180451 | System and method for programming an implantable pulse generator In one embodiment, a method of programming an IPG comprises providing one or several GUI screens on the programmer device, the GUI screens comprising a master amplitude GUI control for controlling amplitudes for stimsets of a stimulation program and one or several b... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179190 | Pulse generator having an efficient fractional voltage converter and method of use Disclosed are systems and methods which provide voltage conversion in increments less than integer multiples of a power supply (e.g., battery) voltage. A representative embodiment provides power supply voltage multipliers in a binary ladder distribution to provide a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171621 | Methods of fabrication of a simulation lead In one embodiment, a method of fabrication of a stimulation lead comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the method comprises: providing an elongated, substantially cylindrical substrate, the substrate comprising a plur... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170674 | Method of using spinal cord stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders or conditions The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead that is in communication with predet... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155757 | Cuff electrode having tubular body with controlled closing force Nerve cuff electrodes and methods using nerve cuffs. Nerve cuff electrodes are provided which can include a tubular body having a longitudinal slit and a flap curled over the slit. The tubular body interior can have a central cathode formed of two opposed and electr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150533 | Medical lead and method for medical lead manufacture A lead employing a connection between a conductor and an electric element is provided. The connection includes a conductive pad electrically connected to at least one conductor and the electric element electrically connected to the conductive pad. The conductive pad... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145299 | Neural stimulation for treatment of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes Systems and methods for treating metabolic syndrome and/or Type 2 diabetes, and/or one or more of their attendant conditions, by neural stimulation. In one embodiment, an implantable pulse generator is electrically coupled to a peripheral nerve, such as the splanchn... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140172 | Implantable anchor with locking arm There is disclosed various embodiments of an implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead. The implantable anchor may include a body having a longitudinal lumen, an access opening defined within a side of the body and in communication with the longitu... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140163 | Implantable pulse generator and method of use In one embodiment, there is disclosed an implantable pulse generator for electrically stimulating a patient, which comprises: a housing enclosing pulse generating circuitry; a header coupled to the metallic housing, the header including an inner guide having cylindr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135472 | Systems and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related dysfunctions Systems and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related dysfunctions are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes determining that a patient suffers from an autistic disorder and, based at least in part on the dete... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126529 | Methods and systems for securing electrode leads Methods and systems for securing electrode leads are disclosed. An electrode system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electrode contact, a connector attached to the electrode contact, and an electrical lead. The electrical lead can be received in an open... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7295876 | System and method for generating and testing treatment protocols A system, method, and computer program product for interactively defining and calibrating a treatment protocol program for a stimulation device such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG). An IPG, whether it is a self-contained implantable pulse generator (SCIPG) o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7254446 | System and method for stimulus calibration for an implantable pulse generator A system, method, and computer program product for calibrating a stimulation device such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG). An IPG, whether it is a self-contained implantable pulse generator (SCIPG) or externally-powered implantable pulse generator (EPIPG), co... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254445 | Multiprogrammable tissue stimulator and method An electronic stimulation system is used to control pain over multiple regions of a patient's body. The system has one or more percutaneous leads, each having multiple electrodes, implanted within the patient's epidural space parallel to the axis of the spinal cord.... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228179 | Method and apparatus for providing complex tissue stimulation patterns The invention relates to a stimulation device for creating complex or multi-purpose tissue stimulation. Many typical stimulation devices suffer from deficiencies in providing complex stimulation patterns. Using a circuitry operable or programmable to repeat and skip... | 06/05/2007 |
| D543630 | Stimulator header with integral strain relief | 05/29/2007 |
| D543629 | Stimulator header with integral strain relief | 05/29/2007 |
| D543628 | Stimulator header with integral strain relief | 05/29/2007 |
| D543627 | Stimulator header with integral strain relief | 05/29/2007 |
| D543631 | Lead extension adapter with integral strain relief | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212110 | Implantable device and system and method for wireless communication A wireless communication method and protocol, and wireless devices and systems for stimulation, are provided for communication between a wireless device and a charging device. During active wireless charging, communications (data transmission) from the wireless devi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191011 | Access port indicator for implantable medical device The invention is directed to an implantable pump. The implantable pump has a port with light emitters indicating the location of the port. The port can be useful in providing bolus injections or the refilling of reservoirs. The light emitters can be arranged in vari... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180760 | Method of efficiently performing fractional voltage conversion and system comprising efficient fractional voltage converter circuitry Embodiments provide a capacitive voltage multiplier for efficiently producing multiples, including fractional multiples, of a power supply voltage use high, medium and low voltage field effect transistors for switching terminals of various capacitors into and out of... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7149585 | Lead body and method of lead body construction A lead body and method for lead body manufacture are provided having at least one conductor positioned between an inner insulator and an outer insulator wherein the outer insulator is fused to the inner insulator by heating. Further, an insulating spacer may be prov... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127297 | Multiprogrammable tissue stimulator and method An electronic stimulation system is used to control pain over multiple regions of a patient's body. The system has one or more percutaneous leads, each having multiple electrodes, implanted within the patient's epidural space parallel to the axis of the spinal cord.... | 10/24/2006 |
| D523011 | Hand-held computing/controller device | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051419 | Neurostimulating lead A neurostimulating lead is provided for use in stimulating the spinal chord, spinal nerves, or peripheral nerves or for use in deep brain stimulation that comprises an elongated, flexible lead having improved steerability properties. The lead includes a plurality of... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047627 | Method for fabricating an implantable apparatus for delivering electrical stimulation from a pulse generator In one embodiment, a method, for fabricating an implantable apparatus for delivering electrical stimulation from a pulse generator, comprises: providing a plurality of conductors, wherein at least one of the plurality of conductors passes through at least one interi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047082 | Neurostimulating lead A neurostimulating lead is provided for use in stimulating the spinal chord, spinal nerves, or peripheral nerves or for use in deep brain stimulation that comprises an elongated, flexible lead having improved steerability properties. The lead includes a plurality of... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039470 | Medical lead and method for medical lead manufacture A lead employing a connection between a conductor and an electric element is provided. The connection includes a conductive pad electrically connected to at least one conductor and the electric element electrically connected to the conductive pad. The conductive pad... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6981314 | Method of forming a lead An implantable, substantially isodiametric, low resistance implantable lead having at least one electrode positioned in a stimulation/sensing portion of the lead as well as a method of manufacturing the same. At least the stimulation/sensing portion is unitized thro... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6952616 | Medical lead and method for electrode attachment The present invention provides a medical lead for implantation within a patient. The medical lead has a seem-less lead body having one or more electrodes secured to the distal end and one or more connector bands attached to the proximal end of the lead. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| D508313 | Carrying case for hand-held computing/controller device | 08/16/2005 |
| 6721604 | Reduced diameter, low resistance medical electrical lead The present invention provides an implantable electrical lead having a reduced diameter and a relatively low resistance. The lead includes a lead body having at least one conductor manufactured from drawn-filled-tubing and having an elongated cross-sectional shape t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6690397 | System for regional data association and presentation and method for the same A database methodology that concerns the mapping of any arbitrary object into a plurality of regions, enabling the assignment of multiple region-specific attributes thereto and facilitating the concurrent, graphical presentation of any assigned attributes... | 02/10/2004 |
