Patents by Inventor Allen Wyler

Allen Wyler 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: 20050075679
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for treating neurological disorders by electrically stimulating cells implanted in the nervous system are disclosed. A method in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes preparing cells for implantation while the cells are in a first, at least partially undifferentiated state. The cells are then implanted at an implantation site within the patient's skull cavity while in the first state, and at least one electrode is positioned to be in electrical communication with the implantation site. The patient's neural dysfunction is at least partially corrected by differentiating the cells at least until the cells achieve a second state, with the cells in the second state having an increased level of differentiation and increased neurocharacteristics when compared to the cells in the first state. Differentiating the cells can include applying an electrical potential to the at least one electrode while the electrode is in electrical communication with the implantation site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Bradford Gliner, Alan Levy, Jeffrey Balzer, Andrew Firlik, W. Sheffield, Allen Wyler
  • Publication number: 20040249422
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a procedure directed toward enhancing neural stimulation therapy efficacy comprises acquiring coherence and/or silent period measurements to facilitate and/or effectuate determination of neural stimulation parameters corresponding to a treatment program, and/or modification of neural stimulation parameters associated with a treatment program in view of short-term changes in a patient's symptomatic state and/or persistent or lasting changes in a patient's neurofunctional condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Bradford Evan Gliner, Allen Wyler, Brad Fowler, W. Douglas Sheffield
  • Publication number: 20040181263
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating movement disorders using cortical stimulation. In one embodiment, a method for treating movement disorders comprises determining a site at the cortex of the brain of a patient related to a movement disorder of an afflicted body part. The site can be determined by obtaining a representation of neural activity occurring in the cortex of the patient and correlating an area of neural activity with the afflicted body part. The method can also include applying neural stimulation, such as electrical or magnetic waveforms, directly to the site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey Balzer, Allen Wyler
  • Publication number: 20040111129
    Abstract: Methods for treating essential tremor are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes directing a patient to perform a muscle action, for example, a postural or kinetic muscle action. The method can further include directing information to be collected, with the information corresponding to a level of neural activity in the patient's brain while the patient performs the muscle action. The essential tremor motion of the patient can then be at least reduced by applying an electrical stimulation at least proximate to a stimulation site, with the location of the stimulation site being based at least in part on the collected information. The information can include visual images, such as are generated by MRI, fMRI, or CT techniques, or the information can be non-visual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Bradford Evan Gliner, Allen Wyler