Patents by Inventor Bernard Malinowski

Bernard Malinowski 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).

  • Implantable pulse generator usable during a trial stimulation phase and externally powered by magnetic inductive coupling
    Patent number: 10420950
    Abstract: An implantable pulse generator (IPG) allowing for trial stimulation in a fully implanted solution is disclosed. At the time the leads are implanted, a micro IPG having lead connection block(s) is also implanted and connected to the leads. To keep the micro IPG suitably small, it preferably does not include a battery, and is instead powered continuously via magnetic induction using a magnetic field produced by an external charger, such as a charging patch. A coil in the micro IPG picks up and rectifies this magnetic field to provide power to stimulating electronics in the IPG. Because of its small size (e.g., ?10 cm3), implantation of the micro IPG can occur at the same time the leads are implanted in the patient without inconvenience. Should stimulation therapy with the micro IPG prove effective, a larger, permanent IPG can later be implanted and connected to the implanted leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Jordi Parramon, Anne Pianca, Bernard Malinowski, William G. Orinski
  • Implantable Pulse Generator Usable During a Trial Stimulation Phase and Externally Powered by Magnetic Inductive Coupling
    Publication number: 20170151440
    Abstract: An implantable pulse generator (IPG) allowing for trial stimulation in a fully implanted solution is disclosed. At the time the leads are implanted, a micro IPG having lead connection block(s) is also implanted and connected to the leads. To keep the micro IPG suitably small, it preferably does not include a battery, and is instead powered continuously via magnetic induction using a magnetic field produced by an external charger, such as a charging patch. A coil in the micro IPG picks up and rectifies this magnetic field to provide power to stimulating electronics in the IPG. Because of its small size (e.g., ?10 cm3), implantation of the micro IPG can occur at the same time the leads are implanted in the patient without inconvenience. Should stimulation therapy with the micro IPG prove effective, a larger, permanent IPG can later be implanted and connected to the implanted leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Jordi Parramon, Anne Pianca, Bernard Malinowski, William G. Orinski