Patents by Inventor Mark HETTICK

Mark HETTICK 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131335
    Abstract: A system for performing spinal cord stimulation on a subject is disclosed. The system comprises one or more recording arrays, at least one stimulation array, and a processor. The recording arrays, which may be minimally invasively inserted to a target recording site of the brain, include recording electrodes having a diameter of less than about 1 mm and having a spacing of less than about 1 mm therebetween. The stimulation array, which may be minimally invasively inserted to a target stimulation site within the nervous tissue, includes stimulation electrodes. The processor is configured to receive more recorded signals from the recording arrays at the target recording site, determine an electrophysiological state of the brain based on the recorded signals, and deliver electrical stimulation to the target stimulation site through the stimulation array based on the determined electrophysiological state in order to affect the electrophysiological state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin I. RAPOPORT, Craig H. MERMEL, Daniel TRIETSCH, Mark HETTICK, Elton HO, Kazutaka TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240130682
    Abstract: A medical device system that can include a medical device configured to sense data associated with the subject or receive control input, an external device communicably coupled to the medical device, a storage medium communicably coupled to the external device, and one or more communications interfaces between the medical device, the external device, and the storage medium or components thereof, wherein the one or more communications interfaces comprise an encryption protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin I. RAPOPORT, Mark HETTICK, Craig H. MERMEL, Manuel MONGE, Mark MURPHY, Daniel TRIETSCH
  • Publication number: 20240131342
    Abstract: A system for performing deep brain stimulation on a brain of a patient is disclosed. The system comprises one or more recording arrays, at least one stimulation array, and a processor. The recording arrays, which may be minimally invasively inserted to a target recording site of the brain, include recording electrodes having a diameter of less than about 1 mm and having a spacing of less than about 1 mm therebetween. The stimulation array, which may be inserted to a target stimulation site within the deep brain, includes at least one stimulation electrode. The processor is configured to receive one or more recorded signals from the recording arrays at the target recording site, determine a neurological state of the brain based on the recorded signals, and deliver electrical stimulation to the target stimulation site through the stimulation array based on the neurological state in order to electrically stimulate the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin I. RAPOPORT, Craig H. MERMEL, Mark HETTICK, Elton HO
  • Publication number: 20240137348
    Abstract: A neural device system that can include a neural device configured to sense data associated with the subject or receive control input, an external device communicably coupled to the neural device, a storage medium communicable coupled to the external device, and one or more communications interfaces between the neural device, the external device, and the storage medium or components thereof, wherein the one or more communications interfaces comprise an encryption protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin I. RAPOPORT, Mark HETTICK, Craig H. MERMEL, Manuel MONGE, Mark MURPHY, Daniel TRIETSCH
  • Publication number: 20240115178
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for neural interfaces. Neural interfaces may form minimally invasive and high-scalable bidirectional brain-computer interfaces, which may be used in the treatment of a variety of disorders of the brain and nervous system. Disclosed are methods for a minimally invasive technique for implanting neural interfaces, a neural interface configured to be placed between the brain and the dura and configured to record from and/or stimulate the cortical surface. Also disclosed are methods for attaching a plurality of microelectrode arrays to form a neural interface device, and fabricating neural interfaces including microelectrode arrays and pockets to facilitate their insertion. The disclosed systems and methods also include neural decoding techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin I. RAPOPORT, Demetrios Philip Papageorgiou, Mark Hettick, Adam Poole, Elton Ho
  • Publication number: 20230210427
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for neural interfaces. Neural interfaces may form minimally invasive and high-scalable bidirectional brain-computer interfaces, which may be used in the treatment of a variety of disorders of the brain and nervous system. Disclosed are methods for a minimally invasive technique for implanting neural interfaces, a neural interface configured to be placed between the brain and the dura and configured to record from and/or stimulate the cortical surface. Also disclosed are methods for attaching a plurality of microelectrode arrays to form a neural interface device, and fabricating neural interfaces including microelectrode arrays and pockets to facilitate their insertion. The disclosed systems and methods also include neural decoding techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Issac RAPOPORT, Demetrios Philip PAPAGEORGIOU, Mark HETTICK, Adam POOLE, Elton HO
  • Publication number: 20230120082
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stent-mesh and microelectrode assembly that is deployable using a catheter or cannula to form a neural interface for recording and/or stimulation of neural tissue. In some embodiments, the assembly may include a thin-film microelectrode array attached to a spring-like stent-mesh component. The thin-film microelectrode array may include an electrode body having two lateral wing-like appendages located distal to a thin-film flexible cable that terminates at the proximal end in a thin-film connector region. The stent-mesh may be attached to the thin-film microelectrode array and configured to be advanced to a target area in a collapsed state and then expanded after reaching the target area to transition the thin-film microelectrode array to a deployed configuration. Accordingly, the assembly may deliver the thin-film microelectrode array to a target area in a minimally invasive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: PRECISION NEUROSCIECES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark HETTICK, Demetrios philip Papageorgiou, Adam Poole, Benjamin Issac Rapoport