Patents by Inventor Christopher B. Maks

Christopher B. Maks 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).

  • Systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation
    Patent number: 9020789
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation (“DBS”) using a finite element model (FEM) circuit to determine a FEM of an implanted electrode and a tissue medium in which the electrode is implanted, a Fourier FEM solver circuit to calculate a potential distribution in the tissue medium using information from the FEM circuit and a capacitive component of at least one of the implanted electrode and the tissue medium, and a volume of activation (VOA) circuit to predict a VOA using the potential distribution and a neuron model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Butson, Christopher B. Maks, Cameron C. McIntyre
  • Systems and methods for determining volume of activation for spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 8606360
    Abstract: This document discloses, among other things, systems and methods for determining volume of activation for spinal cord stimulation (“SCS”) using a finite element model (FEM) circuit to determine a FEM of an implanted electrode and a spinal cord in which the electrode is implanted, a Fourier FEM solver circuit to calculate a potential distribution in the spinal cord using information from the FEM circuit and a capacitive component of at least one of the implanted electrode and the spinal cord, and a volume of activation (VOA) circuit to predict a VOA using the potential distribution and a neuron model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Butson, Christopher B. Maks, Cameron C. McIntyre
  • Systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation
    Publication number: 20120197611
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation (“DBS”) using a finite element model (FEM) circuit to determine a FEM of an implanted electrode and a tissue medium in which the electrode is implanted, a Fourier FEM solver circuit to calculate a potential distribution in the tissue medium using information from the FEM circuit and a capacitive component of at least one of the implanted electrode and the tissue medium, and a volume of activation (VOA) circuit to predict a VOA using the potential distribution and a neuron model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Christopher R. Butson, Christopher B. Maks, Cameron C. Mcintyre
  • Systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation
    Patent number: 8180601
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation (“DBS”) using a finite element model (FEM) circuit to determine a FEM of an implanted electrode and a tissue medium in which the electrode is implanted, a Fourier FEM solver circuit to calculate a potential distribution in the tissue medium using information from the FEM circuit and a capacitive component of at least one of the implanted electrode and the tissue medium, and a volume of activation (VOA) circuit to predict a VOA using the potential distribution and a neuron model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Butson, Christopher B. Maks, Cameron C. McIntyre
  • Systems and methods for determining volume of activation for spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation
    Publication number: 20110066407
    Abstract: This document discloses, among other things, systems and methods for determining volume of activation for spinal cord stimulation (“SCS”) using a finite element model (FEM) circuit to determine a FEM of an implanted electrode and a spinal cord in which the electrode is implanted, a Fourier FEM solver circuit to calculate a potential distribution in the spinal cord using information from the FEM circuit and a capacitive component of at least one of the implanted electrode and the spinal cord, and a volume of activation (VOA) circuit to predict a VOA using the potential distribution and a neuron model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Butson, Christopher B. Maks, Cameron C. McIntyre