Patents by Inventor Avram Scheiner

Avram Scheiner 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).

  • Patent number: 7616990
    Abstract: One aspect of the present subject matter relates to an implantable medical device. An embodiment of the device comprises a rechargeable power supply adapted to be recharged through an ultrasound signal, a neural stimulator connected to the rechargeable power supply, and a controller connected to the rechargeable power supply. The neural stimulator is adapted to generate a neural stimulation signal for delivery to a neural stimulation target through an electrode. The controller is further connected to the neural stimulator to control the neural stimulator according to a neural stimulation protocol. Other aspects are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhi Chavan, Anthony Caparso, Avram Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20090275956
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Kenneth C. Gardeski, Ruth N. Klepfer, Patrick E. Macaulay, Mary M. Morris, Avram Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20090276025
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Mary M. Morris, Michael R.S. Hill, Avram Scheiner, Ruth N. Klepfer, Matthew D. Bonner
  • Publication number: 20090276022
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic , Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Kenneth C. Gardeski, Ruth N. Klepfer, Patrick E. Macaulay, Mary M. Morris, Avram Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20090275996
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Eduardo N. Warman, Matthew D. Bonner, Avram Scheiner, Shailesh Kumar V. Musley
  • Publication number: 20090276023
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary M. Morris, Avram Scheiner, Ruth N. Klepfer, John E. Burnes
  • Patent number: 7606619
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method may operate to provide a connection signal using a first contact, measure a waveshape associated with a corresponding connection signal arising from the connection signal at a second contact connected to a first electrode using a lead, and provide a comparison result after determining whether the lead is a preselected lead type based on the waveshape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventor: Avram Scheiner
  • Patent number: 7584004
    Abstract: A vascularly stabilized peripheral nerve cuff assembly is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an electrode assembly used in the delivery of neural stimulation therapy. The electrode assembly includes a body adapted to at least partially encompass a blood vessel and a nerve proximate to the blood vessel. The electrode assembly also includes at least one electrode along at least a portion of the body. The at least one electrode is adapted to be electrically connected to a neural stimulator. According to an embodiment, the electrode assembly includes a spacer within the body, the spacer having a first and second end, the first end secured to an inside surface of the body and the second end adapted to pass between the vessel and the nerve and to be secured to the inside surface of the body. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Caparso, Avram Scheiner
  • Patent number: 7572226
    Abstract: An implantable device monitors the balance between sympathetic tone and parasympathetic tone as a function of an activity level. Cardio-neurological healthy users exhibit a generally sympathetic tone in conjunction with heavy activity level and a generally parasympathetic tone in conjunction with periods of low activity level. Deviations from expected results are associated with a health problem. Measured conditions are stored and available for subsequent reporting to a remote programmer. Therapy delivered by an implantable device is determined as a function of the relationship between autonomic balance and activity level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Avram Scheiner, Donald Hopper, Gerrard M. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20080281372
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a device to analyze an implantable neural stimulation system that includes an implantable neural stimulation lead for an implantable neural stimulator to be implanted into a patient. Various device embodiments comprise an external housing, a pacing circuit in the housing, and a sensing circuit in the housing. The pacing circuit is adapted to deliver a test neural stimulation signal. At least one test lead cable is adapted to electrically connect the pacing circuit and the implantable neural stimulation lead to enable the test neural stimulation signal to be delivered to a neural target through the test lead cable and the implantable neural stimulation lead. At least one physiological sensor is adapted to sense a physiological response to stimulation of the neural target. At least one sensor cable is adapted to electrically connect the sensing circuit and the at least one physiological sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Imad Libbus, Avram Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20080243196
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a method for delivering a unidirectional afferent nerve stimulation treatment. A test neural stimulation is delivered, and a physiologic response to the test neural stimulation is monitored. At least one neural stimulation parameter for the test neural stimulation is adjusted if the test neural stimulation does not elicit a desired physiologic response. If the test neural stimulation does elicit the desired physiologic response, at least one treatment parameter for a unidirectional afferent nerve stimulation is determined using the at least one neural stimulation parameter for the test neural stimulation that provided the desired physiologic response. The unidirectional afferent nerve stimulation is delivered using the at least one treatment parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Imad Libbus, Avram Scheiner
  • Patent number: 7425210
    Abstract: A drug delivery system and method in which an implantable medical device communicates with and controls an external drug delivery device with low energy potential signals. The implantable device generates potential signals modulated with digitally encoded command information by operating a current source to cause corresponding electrical potentials that can be sensed at the skin surface by the external drug delivery device. The drug delivery device then demodulates the sensed potentials and decodes the digital data to extract command information therefrom to deliver a drug accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Sweeney, Avram Scheiner, Ronald W. Heil, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7392090
    Abstract: A data logging system and method in which an implantable medical device transmits logged data to an external data logging device with low energy potential signals. The implantable device generates potential signals modulated with digitally encoded data by operating a current source to cause corresponding electrical potentials that can be sensed at the skin surface by the external data logging device. The data logging device then demodulates the sensed potentials to derive the digital data and stores the data in a data logging storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Sweeney, Avram Scheiner, Ronald W. Heil, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080097543
    Abstract: A system and method for cardiac rhythm management, which includes an electrode system having at least one electrode and control circuitry coupled to the electrode system from which a first cardiac signal is sensed. The control circuitry includes a pulse circuit to produce electrical pulses at a first value to be delivered to the electrode system in a first cardiac region. At least one cardiac signal is sensed from a second cardiac region, where the cardiac signal includes indications of cardiac depolarizations from the second cardiac region which occurs in direct reaction to the electrical pulses delivered to the first cardiac region. The first value of the electrical pulses are then modified by a pulse adjustment circuit when a cardiac depolarization which occurs in direct reaction to the electrical pulse delivered to the first cardiac region is detected from the second cardiac region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingsheng Zhu, Avram Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20080086175
    Abstract: An antitachyarrhythmia system uses vagal nerve stimulation in combination with one or more additional techniques to lower the defibrillation threshold (DFT). Examples of such additional techniques include using electrical shock waveforms each including a plurality of pulses and using defibrillation electrode configurations each including an electrode placed in the coronary sinus or coronary vein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc
    Inventors: Imad Libbus, Avram Scheiner, Stephen J. Hahn
  • Publication number: 20080051672
    Abstract: An implantable medical device such as an implantable pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator includes a programmable sensing circuit providing for sensing of a signal approximating a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) through implanted electrodes. With various electrode configurations, signals approximating various standard surface ECG signals are acquired without the need for attaching electrodes with cables onto the skin. The various electrode configurations include, but are not limited to, various combinations of intracardiac pacing electrodes, portions of the implantable medical device contacting tissue, and electrodes incorporated onto the surface of the implantable medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron McCabe, Avram Scheiner, Geng Zhang, Quan Ni, Douglas Daum
  • Patent number: 7328067
    Abstract: A system and method for cardiac rhythm management, which includes an electrode system having at least one electrode and control circuitry coupled to the electrode system from which a first cardiac signal is sensed. The control circuitry includes a pulse circuit to produce electrical pulses at a first value to be delivered to the electrode system in a first cardiac region. At least one cardiac signal is sensed from a second cardiac region, where the cardiac signal includes indications of cardiac depolarizations from the second cardiac region which occurs in direct reaction to the electrical pulses delivered to the first cardiac region. The first value of the electrical pulses are then modified by a pulse adjustment circuit when a cardiac depolarization which occurs in direct reaction to the electrical pulse delivered to the first cardiac region is detected from the second cardiac region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingsheng Zhu, Avram Scheiner
  • Patent number: 7299086
    Abstract: An implantable medical device such as an implantable pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator includes a programmable sensing circuit providing for sensing of a signal approximating a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) through implanted electrodes. With various electrode configurations, signals approximating various standard surface ECG signals are acquired without the need for attaching electrodes with cables onto the skin. The various electrode configurations include, but are not limited to, various combinations of intracardiac pacing electrodes, portions of the implantable medical device contacting tissue, and electrodes incorporated onto the surface of the implantable medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron McCabe, Avram Scheiner, Geng Zhang, Quan Ni, Douglas R. Daum, Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20070225784
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the present invention includes an elongate implantable medical lead having a distal portion that is relatively flexible, a proximal portion that is relatively stiff, and a transition portion which has a variable transition stiffness. The transition stiffness varies over the length of the transition portion that generally decreases in a distal direction. The relatively stiff proximal portion of the lead gives the lead steerability while the gradual change in stiffness in the transition portion reduces the likelihood that the lead will prolapse when it is guided into a branch vein. The distal stiffness is less than the proximal stiffness giving the lead a safe end that is unlikely to puncture vascular walls and is able to maneuver around various tortuosities when the lead is implanted into a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bly, Brian Soltis, Bruce Tockman, Avram Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20070225786
    Abstract: A lead for sensing and pacing a left ventricle of the heart includes a lead body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a lumen extending through the lead body, a conductor extending through the lead body from the proximal end to the distal end and an electrode disposed on the distal portion of the lead body and electrically coupled to the conductor. A distal tip of the lead body is continuously deflectable upon advancement and withdrawal of a stylet through the lumen at the distal portion to access a selected branch of the coronary sinus. The distal tip of the lead body may be offset before or after continuously deflecting the distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bly, Brian Soltis, Bruce Tockman, Avram Scheiner