Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090192557 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TREATING PANCREATITIS PAIN CAUSED BY SPHINCTER OF ODDI DYSFUNCTION - Methods and systems of treating a patient with pancreatitis pain include providing a stimulator, configuring one or more stimulation parameters to control sphincter of Oddi function, programming the stimulator with the one or more stimulation parameters, generating a stimulus configured to control sphincter of Oddi function with the stimulator in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters, and applying the stimulus with the stimulator to one or more stimulation sites in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters. | 07-30-2009 |
20090192558 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TREATING PANCREATITIS PAIN - Methods and systems of treating a patient with pancreatitis pain include providing a stimulator, configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat pancreatitis pain, programming the stimulator with the one or more stimulation parameters, generating a stimulus configured to treat pancreatitis pain with the stimulator in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters, and applying the stimulus with the stimulator to one or more stimulation sites in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters. | 07-30-2009 |
20090192568 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING SEIZURES CAUSED BY BRAIN STIMULATION - Methods for treating seizures caused by brain stimulation include providing a stimulator, programming the stimulator with one or more stimulation parameters configured to treat a medical condition, applying at least one stimulus with the stimulator to a stimulation site within the brain of a patient in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters, and monitoring the patient for a seizure caused by the at least one stimulus. | 07-30-2009 |
20100331917 | MOLDABLE CHARGER WITH SUPPORT MEMBERS FOR CHARGING AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR - Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head that is selectively shaped to conform to the surface of a patient to enhance charge efficiency and patient comfort. The charging head has a plurality of malleable support members extending through the charging head for affixing the flexible charging head in the selected shape, while the flexible charging head conforms to the surface of the patient. The charging head may also include one or more sensors for determining the shape of a charging coil in the charging head, which cause the charge of the coil to be adjusted based on the coil shape. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331918 | MOLDABLE CHARGER WITH CURABLE MATERIAL FOR CHARGING AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR - Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head comprising a flexible material that is selectively shaped to conform to the surface of a patient to enhance charge efficiency and patient comfort. The flexible material is curable to become inflexible and embody a fixed shape and may comprise, for example, a thermoplastic for being re-shaped and re-cured multiple times, or a thermoset plastic that maintains a permanent shape and cannot be re-cured to form another shape. The charging head may also include one or more sensors for determining the shape of a charging coil in the charging head, which cause the charge of the coil to be adjusted based on the coil shape. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331919 | MOLDABLE CHARGER HAVING HINGED SECTIONS FOR CHARGING AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR - Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head comprising a plurality of pivotable hinged sections for selectively shaping the charging head to conform to a surface of a patient. The external charger further includes an alternating current (AC) charging coil housed in the charging head for transcutaneously transmitting electrical energy to the implanted medical device. The charging head may also include one or more sensors for determining the shape of a charging coil in the charging head, which cause the charge of the coil to be adjusted based on the coil shape. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331920 | MOLDABLE CHARGER WITH SHAPE-SENSING MEANS FOR AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR - Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head that is selectively shapeable to conform to the surface of a patient to enhance charge efficiency and patient comfort. An alternating current charging coil is housed in the charging head and configured for transcutaneously transmitting electrical energy to the implanted medical device. The shape of the coil is changeable as the charging head is shaped, and at least one sensor determines changes in the shape of the charging coil and causes the charge of the coil to be adjusted based on the coil shape. | 12-30-2010 |
20130046361 | MOLDABLE CHARGER WITH SHAPE-SENSING MEANS FOR AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR - Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head that is selectively shapeable to conform to the surface of a patient to enhance charge efficiency and patient comfort. An alternating current charging coil is housed in the charging head and configured for transcutaneously transmitting electrical energy to the implanted medical device. The shape of the coil is changeable as the charging head is shaped, and at least one sensor determines changes in the shape of the charging coil and causes the charge of the coil to be adjusted based on the coil shape. | 02-21-2013 |