Patents by Inventor Kathryn E. Aman

Kathryn E. Aman 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).

  • Method of replacing an implanted neuromodulation device
    Patent number: 11679256
    Abstract: A method of replacing a neurostimulator device. The method including explanting a previously implanted neurostimulator device from a site; operably coupling a replacement neurostimulator device to a previously implanted stimulation lead; and implanting a replacement neurostimulator device within the site, the replacement neurostimulator device having a volume of about ten cc's or less, and the previously implanted neurostimulator device having a volume of greater than about ten cc's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Sandgren, Elizabeth K. Formosa, Kathryn E. Aman, Steven Deininger, Paul Eichstaedt, Randy S. Roles
  • Adaptor
    Patent number: 11596789
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of electrically coupling a previously implanted stimulation lead with a replacement neurostimulator device. The apparatus and method configured to operably couple a proximal portion of a neuromodulation adaptor including a plurality of electrical conductors spaced apart at a first pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical terminals of a replacement neurostimulator device, and operably couple a distal end of the neuromodulation adaptor including a plurality of conductor elements and an electrically active set screw spaced part of a second pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical connectors of a previously implanted stimulation lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth K. Formosa, Robert T. Sandgren, Kathryn E. Aman, Steven Deininger, Paul Eichstaedt, Randy S. Roles
  • METHOD OF REPLACING AN IMPLANTED NEUROMODULATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210101008
    Abstract: A method of replacing a neurostimulator device. The method including explanting a previously implanted neurostimulator device from a site; operably coupling a replacement neurostimulator device to a previously implanted stimulation lead; and implanting a replacement neurostimulator device within the site, the replacement neurostimulator device having a volume of about ten cc's or less, and the previously implanted neurostimulator device having a volume of greater than about ten cc's.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Robert T. Sandgren, Elizabeth K. Formosa, Kathryn E. Aman, Steven Deininger, Paul Eichstaedt, Randy S. Roles
  • ADAPTOR
    Publication number: 20210101005
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of electrically coupling a previously implanted stimulation lead with a replacement neurostimulator device. The apparatus and method configured to operably couple a proximal portion of a neuromodulation adaptor including a plurality of electrical conductors spaced apart at a first pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical terminals of a replacement neurostimulator device, and operably couple a distal end of the neuromodulation adaptor including a plurality of conductor elements and an electrically active set screw spaced part of a second pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical connectors of a previously implanted stimulation lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Elizabeth K. Formosa, Robert T. Sandgren, Kathryn E. Aman, Steven Deininger, Paul Eichstaedt, Randy S. Roles