Patents Assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp.
  • Methods and systems for stimulating a nerve originating in an upper cervical spine area to treat a medical condition
    Patent number: 7493172
    Abstract: Methods of treating a medical condition of a patient include applying at least one stimulus to a target nerve within the patient with an implanted system control unit in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. The target nerve may include any nerve originating in an upper cervical spine area of the patient or a branch of any nerve originating in the upper cervical spine area of the patient. Systems for treating a medical condition of a patient include a system control unit that is implanted within the patient and that is configured to apply at least one stimulus to the target nerve within the patient in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp.
    Inventors: Todd K. Whitehurst, Kristen N. Jaax, Rafael Carbunaru
  • Treatment of pathologic craving and aversion syndromes and eating disorders by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion
    Patent number: 7493171
    Abstract: Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain to at least treat or prevent obesity and/or other eating disorders, as well as drug, nicotine and alcohol addiction, uses at least one system control unit (SCU) producing electrical pulses delivered via electrodes implanted in the brain and/or producing drug infusion pulses, wherein the stimulating drug(s) are delivered to targeted areas in the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp.
    Inventors: Todd K Whitehurst, James C Makous, Rafael Carbunaru, Kristen N Jaax
  • Stimulation of the stomach in response to sensed parameters to treat obesity
    Patent number: 7483746
    Abstract: Systems for treating an obese patient include one or more sensors configured to sense one or more physical parameters of the patient and one or more implanted stimulators configured to apply a stimulus to the stomach in response to the sensed parameters. Methods of treating an obese patient include sensing one or more physical parameters of the patient and applying a stimulus to the stomach with one or more implanted stimulators in response to the sensed parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp.
    Inventors: Philip H. J. Lee, Todd K. Whitehurst, Carla M. Woods
  • Systems and methods for treatment of diabetes by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion
    Patent number: 7440806
    Abstract: Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain to at least treat or prevent diabetes uses at least one system control unit (SCU) producing electrical pulses delivered via electrodes implanted in the brain and/or producing drug infusion pulses, wherein the stimulating drug(s) are delivered to targeted areas in the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp.
    Inventors: Todd K Whitehurst, James C Makous, Rafael Carbunaru, Kristen N Jaax
  • System and method for insertion of a device into the brain
    Patent number: 7343205
    Abstract: A deep brain stimulation lead system has a medical lead, or similar elongate medical insertion device, securable with a lead lock through a cannula slit, thereby allowing a lead to remain electrically operative and preventing movement of the lead during removal of a stylet, recording microelectrode, or cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp.
    Inventors: Anne M Pianca, Janusz A Kuzma