Patents by Inventor Jonathan Sakai
Jonathan Sakai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230204465Abstract: A neurostimulation system is shown and described. The neurostimulation system may include a stimulation device implantable into a patient, a lead operatively coupled with the stimulation device, a first power cell providing power to the stimulation device where the first power cell is charged by an externally applied AC (High HF) magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Robert Strother, Stuart Rubin, Jonathan Sakai
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Publication number: 20230145832Abstract: A cognitive illusion of ownership over a proxy extremity (e.g. a hand) is provided by discordant touch and visual information to a user. While the user feels the touch on their real extremity, they see a corresponding touch on the proxy extremity. The user's internally modeled reality is then updated to move the felt location of the real extremity to the seen location of the proxy extremity. As a result, the user embodies the proxy extremity, thereby disembodying the real extremity. Pain associated with medical procedures performed on the real extremity is then mitigated. And because an epileptic brain is less stringent when resolving conflict between what is seen and what is felt, correlations in time or space can shift attribution of the sensation of the felt touch on the user's real extremity to the location of the proxy extremity. This can be helpful in treating and/or diagnosing epilepsy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Paul D. Marasco, Jonathon S. Schofield, Courtney E. Shell, Zachary C. Thumser, Dylan Beckler, Jonathan Sakai
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Publication number: 20230077370Abstract: A diagnosis device, and more particularly, a compartment syndrome diagnostic device is described herein. The diagnostic device may include a display that renders information associated with stimulation of a motor unit suspected of suffering from compartment syndrome. The diagnostic device may generate a stimulation signal for stimulating the motor unit through an electrode. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the response of the motor unit to the stimulation. The diagnostic device may also measure pressure of a compartment. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the measured pressure and the response of the motor unit to the stimulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Michael Hausman, Robert Strother, Jonathan Sakai
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Patent number: 11583680Abstract: A neurostimulation system is shown and described. The neurostimulation system may include a stimulation device implantable into a patient, a lead operatively coupled with the stimulation device, a first power cell providing power to the stimulation device where the first power cell is charged by an externally applied AC (High HF) magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Deep Brain Innovations LLCInventors: Robert Strother, Stuart Rubin, Jonathan Sakai
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Patent number: 11576599Abstract: A stimulation device includes an adapter component to increase the usability of the stimulation device. The adapter may be a bipolar adapter arranged to connect to the housing of the stimulation device. The adapter may include a clip having a first channel configured to receive an operative element therein and a second channel having a return operative element therein. The return operative element is in electrical communication with an electrical circuit of said stimulation control device. Alternatively, the adapter may be a percutaneous adapter comprising a connector configured to connect to an operative element of a stimulation device and a lead wire connected to the connector. A needle may be connected to the lead wire to deliver a electrical stimulation signal to a target tissue located beneath the skin of a subject patient.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, LLCInventors: Jonathan Sakai, Robert B. Strother, Joseph J. Mrva, Geoffrey B. Thrope
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Patent number: 11344250Abstract: A diagnosis device, and more particularly, a compartment syndrome diagnostic device is described herein. The diagnostic device may include a display that renders information associated with stimulation of a motor unit suspected of suffering from compartment syndrome. The diagnostic device may generate a stimulation signal for stimulating the motor unit through an electrode. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the response of the motor unit to the stimulation. The diagnostic device may also measure pressure of a compartment. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the measured pressure and the response of the motor unit to the stimulation.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Michael Hausman, Robert Strother, Jonathan Sakai
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Publication number: 20220062549Abstract: A symptom intervention system monitors data representative of a user's movement, identifies an onset of a symptom of a physical condition, and applies an actuation to intervene with the identified onset. A machine-learned model is trained to identify an onset of a symptom based on the monitored data . The system may use the machine-learned model to determine whether to modify an upcoming administration of a chemical stimulus that is administered to the user to treat their physical condition. The system may determine a modification to a dose or a time associated with the upcoming administration of the stimulus and apply the stimulus to the user based on the determined modification. The system may use the machine-learned model to determine that the user is exhibiting a particular symptom of their physical condition. Depending on the symptom, the system may depolarize or hyperpolarize neurons of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Jeremiah Robison, Michael Dean Achelis, Lina Avancini Colucci, Sidney Rafael Primas, Jonathan Sakai, Andrew James Weitz
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Publication number: 20220061741Abstract: A symptom intervention system monitors data representative of a user's movement, identifies an onset of a symptom of a physical condition, and applies an actuation to intervene with the identified onset. A machine-learned model is trained to identify an onset of a symptom based on the monitored data . The system may use the machine-learned model to determine whether to modify an upcoming administration of a chemical stimulus that is administered to the user to treat their physical condition. The system may determine a modification to a dose or a time associated with the upcoming administration of the stimulus and apply the stimulus to the user based on the determined modification. The system may use the machine-learned model to determine that the user is exhibiting a particular symptom of their physical condition. Depending on the symptom, the system may depolarize or hyperpolarize neurons of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Jeremiah Robison, Michael Dean Achelis, Lina Avancini Colucci, Sidney Rafael Primas, Jonathan Sakai, Andrew James Weitz
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Publication number: 20200316392Abstract: The present technology provides a medical stimulation system having a clinical programmer configured to operate on a computational and memory device having a wireless communication device. The technology also provides a neurostimulator configured to wirelessly communicate with the clinical programmer. The neurostimulator also includes a pulse generator operatively coupled with an electrode by a lead. The pulse generator is configured to transmit an electrical signal comprising a repeating succession of non-regular pulse trains. Each pulse train includes a plurality of pulses having non-regular, non-random, differing inter-pulse intervals therebetween. The pulse trains repeat in succession to treat a neurological condition. Further, the pulse trains are initiated by instructions communicated by the clinical programmer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Robert Strother, Jonathan Sakai, Geoffrey Thrope
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Patent number: 10688306Abstract: The present technology provides a medical stimulation system having a clinical programmer configured to operate on a computational and memory device having a wireless communication device. The technology also provides a neurostimulator configured to wirelessly communicate with the clinical programmer. The neurostimulator also includes a pulse generator operatively coupled with an electrode by a lead. The pulse generator is configured to transmit an electrical signal comprising a repeating succession of non-regular pulse trains. Each pulse train includes a plurality of pulses having non-regular, non-random, differing inter-pulse intervals therebetween. The pulse trains repeat in succession to treat a neurological condition. Further, the pulse trains are initiated by instructions communicated by the clinical programmer.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Deep Brain Innovations LLCInventors: Robert Strother, Jonathan Sakai, Geoffrey Thrope
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Publication number: 20200029888Abstract: A diagnosis device, and more particularly, a compartment syndrome diagnostic device is described herein. The diagnostic device may include a display that renders information associated with stimulation of a motor unit suspected of suffering from compartment syndrome. The diagnostic device may generate a stimulation signal for stimulating the motor unit through an electrode. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the response of the motor unit to the stimulation. The diagnostic device may also measure pressure of a compartment. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the measured pressure and the response of the motor unit to the stimulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Michael Hausman, Robert Strother, Jonathan Sakai
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Patent number: 10471257Abstract: Systems and methods of reducing pain after surgery in the thoracic or abdominal region and managing chronic nerve pain in the thoracic or abdominal region are provided. Such methods involve an electrode assembly that has a proximal portion and a distal portion with the distal portion including a plurality of electrodes. At least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is placed over each of a plurality of intercostal nerve bundles in the patient's body. The proximal portion of the electrode assembly is connected to a pulse generator. An electromagnetic field is applied to the plurality of intercostal nerve bundles. The plurality of electrodes is removed from the patient's body after an intercostal nerve block sufficient to alleviate the patient's pain has been achieved.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONInventors: Usman Ahmad, Sudish Murthy, Jonathan Sakai
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Patent number: 10433785Abstract: A diagnosis device, and more particularly, a compartment syndrome diagnostic device is described herein. The diagnostic device may include a display that renders information associated with stimulation of a motor unit suspected of suffering from compartment syndrome. The diagnostic device may generate a stimulation signal for stimulating the motor unit through an electrode. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the response of the motor unit to the stimulation. The diagnostic device may also measure pressure of a compartment. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the measured pressure and the response of the motor unit to the stimulation.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Michael R. Hausman, Robert B. Strother, Jonathan Sakai
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Publication number: 20190110705Abstract: A stimulation device includes an adapter component to increase the usability of the stimulation device. The adapter may be a bipolar adapter arranged to connect to the housing of the stimulation device. The adapter may include a clip having a first channel configured to receive an operative element therein and a second channel having a return operative element therein. The return operative element is in electrical communication with an electrical circuit of said stimulation control device. Alternatively, the adapter may be a percutaneous adapter comprising a connector configured to connect to an operative element of a stimulation device and a lead wire connected to the connector. A needle may be connected to the lead wire to deliver a electrical stimulation signal to a target tissue located beneath the skin of a subject patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Sakai, Robert B. Strother, Joseph J. Mrva, Geoffrey B. Thrope
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Patent number: 10154792Abstract: A stimulation device includes an adapter component to increase the usability of the stimulation device. The adapter may be a bipolar adapter arranged to connect to the housing of the stimulation device. The adapter may include a clip having a first channel configured to receive an operative element therein and a second channel having a return operative element therein. The return operative element is in electrical communication with an electrical circuit of said stimulation control device. Alternatively, the adapter may be a percutaneous adapter comprising a connector configured to connect to an operative element of a stimulation device and a lead wire connected to the connector. A needle may be connected to the lead wire to deliver a electrical stimulation signal to a target tissue located beneath the skin of a subject patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Jonathan Sakai, Robert B. Strother, Joseph J. Mrva, Geoffrey B. Thrope
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Publication number: 20170333714Abstract: Systems and methods of reducing pain after surgery in the thoracic or abdominal region and managing chronic nerve pain in the thoracic or abdominal region are provided. Such methods involve an electrode assembly that has a proximal portion and a distal portion with the distal portion including a plurality of electrodes. At least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is placed over each of a plurality of intercostal nerve bundles in the patient's body. The proximal portion of the electrode assembly is connected to a pulse generator. An electromagnetic field is applied to the plurality of intercostal nerve bundles. The plurality of electrodes is removed from the patient's body after an intercostal nerve block sufficient to alleviate the patient's pain has been achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Usman Ahmad, Sudish Murthy, Jonathan Sakai
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Publication number: 20170001022Abstract: The present technology provides a medical stimulation system having a clinical programmer configured to operate on a computational and memory device having a wireless communication device. The technology also provides a neurostimulator configured to wirelessly communicate with the clinical programmer. The neurostimulator also includes a pulse generator operatively coupled with an electrode by a lead. The pulse generator is configured to transmit an electrical signal comprising a repeating succession of non-regular pulse trains. Each pulse train includes a plurality of pulses having non-regular, non-random, differing inter-pulse intervals therebetween. The pulse trains repeat in succession to treat a neurological condition. Further, the pulse trains are initiated by instructions communicated by the clinical programmer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Robert STROTHER, Jonathan SAKAI, Geoffrey THROPE
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Publication number: 20150313512Abstract: A diagnosis device, and more particularly, a compartment syndrome diagnostic device is described herein. The diagnostic device may include a display that renders information associated with stimulation of a motor unit suspected of suffering from compartment syndrome. The diagnostic device may generate a stimulation signal for stimulating the motor unit through an electrode. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the response of the motor unit to the stimulation. The diagnostic device may also measure pressure of a compartment. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the measured pressure and the response of the motor unit to the stimulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Michael R. Hausman, Robert B. Strother, Jonathan Sakai
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Publication number: 20140350635Abstract: A neurostimulation system is shown and described. The neurostimulation system may include a stimulation device implantable into a patient, a lead operatively coupled with the stimulation device, a first power cell providing power to the stimulation device where the first power cell is charged by an externally applied AC (High HF) magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Deep Brain Innovations LLCInventors: Robert Strother, Stuart Rubin, Jonathan Sakai
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Publication number: 20140073985Abstract: A stimulation device includes an adapter component to increase the usability of the stimulation device. The adapter may be a bipolar adapter arranged to connect to the housing of the stimulation device. The adapter may include a clip having a first channel configured to receive an operative element therein and a second channel having a return operative element therein. The return operative element is in electrical communication with an electrical circuit of said stimulation control device. Alternatively, the adapter may be a percutaneous adapter comprising a connector configured to connect to an operative element of a stimulation device and a lead wire connected to the connector. A needle may be connected to the lead wire to deliver a electrical stimulation signal to a target tissue located beneath the skin of a subject patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, LLCInventors: Jonathan Sakai, Robert B. Strother, Joseph J. Mrva, Geoffrey B. Thrope