Patents by Inventor Dirk De Ridder

Dirk De Ridder 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: 9555248
    Abstract: A method is provided to deliver C tactile fiber stimulation to nervous tissue of a patient. The method comprises delivering a first tactile stimulation waveform to a first electrode combination within an array of electrodes located proximate to nervous tissue of interest. The method further provides sequentially delivering successive tactile stimulation waveforms to successive electrode combinations within the array of electrodes. The first and successive tactile stimulation waveforms include at least one series of pulses having a pulse amplitude and pulse frequency. Delaying delivery of the successive tactile stimulation waveforms by a firing delay, the pulse amplitude, pulse frequency and firing delay represent therapy parameters. The method manages at least one of the therapy parameters of the first and successive tactile stimulation waveforms to excite C tactile fibers of the nervous tissue of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20170021161
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating a predetermined site to treat a neurological condition. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation in communication with a predetermined site, wherein the site is brain tissue site. The stimulation lead includes one or more stimulation electrodes adapted to be positioned in the predetermined site. The system also includes a stimulation source that generates the stimulation pulses for transmission to the one or more stimulation electrodes of the stimulation lead to deliver the stimulation pulses to the predetermined site to treat a neurological disorder or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20170001016
    Abstract: Representative embodiments are directed to detecting neurological activity in a patient. The detection of neurological activity includes identifying cross-frequency coupling and determining whether the cross-frequency coupling is physiological or pathological. When pathological cross-frequency coupling is detected, neurostimulation of one or more sites is applied. In some embodiments, an implantable pulse generator is adapted to analyze neural activity for pathological cross-frequency coupling and to provide electrical stimulation in response to the detected pathological cross-frequency coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20160367812
    Abstract: Methods are provided to treat a neurological disorder in a patient by adjusting connectivity between network nodes in a brain of patient using electrical stimulation. Connectivity between network nodes may be increased by synchronous stimulation at multiple network nodes depending upon the neurological disorder. Also, connectivity may be decreased by asynchronous or randomized stimulation at multiple network nodes depending upon the neurological disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20160367811
    Abstract: The present application relates to a new stimulation design which can be utilized to treat neurological conditions. The stimulation system produces a combination of burst and tonic stimulation which alters the neuronal activity of the predetermined site, thereby treating the neurological condition or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Patent number: 9498634
    Abstract: The method and system described herein relate to stimulating nerve tissue using a pulse generator. A stimulus is created that comprises a signal that is produced from a frequency spectrum having a power spectral density per unit of bandwidth proportional to 1/f?, wherein ? is excludes 0. The stimulus is provided from the pulse generator to at least one stimulation lead; and applied to nerve tissue via one or several electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20160166835
    Abstract: A system and method for treating pain without paresthesia by spinal cord stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20160136427
    Abstract: Methods are provided to treat a neurological disorder in a patient by adjusting connectivity between network nodes in a brain of patient using electrical stimulation. Connectivity between network nodes may be increased by synchronous stimulation at multiple network nodes depending upon the neurological disorder. Also, connectivity may be decreased by asynchronous or randomized stimulation at multiple network nodes depending upon the neurological disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20160074664
    Abstract: A method is provided to deliver C tactile fiber stimulation to nervous tissue of a patient. The method comprises delivering a first tactile stimulation waveform to a first electrode combination within an array of electrodes located proximate to nervous tissue of interest. The method further provides sequentially delivering successive tactile stimulation waveforms to successive electrode combinations within the array of electrodes. The first and successive tactile stimulation waveforms include at least one series of pulses having a pulse amplitude and pulse frequency. Delaying delivery of the successive tactile stimulation waveforms by a firing delay, the pulse amplitude, pulse frequency and firing delay represent therapy parameters. The method manages at least one of the therapy parameters of the first and successive tactile stimulation waveforms to excite C tactile fibers of the nervous tissue of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20160074663
    Abstract: A method and system are provided to deliver nested stimulation to brain tissue of interest. The method and system set first parameters that define a carrier waveform. The method and system set second parameters that define a high frequency waveform, wherein at least one of the carrier waveform and high frequency waveform are defined to correspond to physiologic neural oscillations associated with the brain tissue of interest. The method and system operates a pulse generator to generate a nested stimulation waveform that combines the carrier waveform and high frequency waveform. The nested stimulation waveform has a plurality of pulse bursts. The method and system deliver the nested stimulation waveform through one or more electrodes to the brain tissue of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20150343215
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure, methods of treating a neurological disorder comprise providing reconditioning electrical stimulation. The methods may comprise applying electrical stimulation that provides positive reinforcement by activation within the reward network of the brain of the patient when an appropriate external stimulus is provided to the patient. The external stimulus is selected in accordance with the specific neurological disorder being treated in the patient. The methods may comprise applying electrical stimulation that provides negative reinforcement by stimulation of aversion-related locations of the brain of the patient when a different external stimulus is provided to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20150290460
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method of treating mild cognitive disorder, early-stage dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or other neurological disorder, comprises: identifying the neurological disorder in a patient; operating an implantable pulse generator to generate electrical pulses; and providing the electrical pulses from the implantable pulse generator to tissue of a target site of the patient's brain, using one or more electrodes of an implantable stimulation lead, to treat the neurological disorder in the patient, wherein the target site is selected from the sites consisting of posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), inferior pariertal area, parahippocampus, precuneus, sub and pregenual anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and pariertal area sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20150223721
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating a predetermined site to treat a neurological condition. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation in communication with a predetermined site, wherein the site is brain tissue site. The stimulation lead includes one or more stimulation electrodes adapted to be positioned in the predetermined site. The system also includes a stimulation source that generates the stimulation pulses for transmission to the one or more stimulation electrodes of the stimulation lead to deliver the stimulation pulses to the predetermined site to treat a neurological disorder or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20150088212
    Abstract: The present application relates to a new stimulation design which can be utilized to treat neurological conditions. The stimulation system produces a burst mode stimulation which alters the neuronal activity of the predetermined site, thereby treating the neurological condition or disorder. The burst stimulus comprises a plurality of groups of spike pulses having a maximum inter-spike interval of 100 milliseconds. The burst stimulus is separated by a substantially quiescent period of time between the plurality of groups of spike pulses. This inter-group interval may comprise a minimum of 5 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Patent number: 8934981
    Abstract: A system and method for treating pain without paresthesia by spinal cord stimulation. In one embodiment, a method comprises storing one or more operating parameters for a high frequency stimulus having a plurality of pulses, wherein the high frequency stimulus comprises at least respective pairs of pulses that have an inter-pulse separation within a range of 0.1 milliseconds to 10 milliseconds; and applying generated electrical pulses of the high frequency stimulus to the patient through a set of one or more electrodes of an electrical lead implanted within epidural space of the patient to treat the chronic pain of the patient without causing paresthesia in the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Patent number: 8897870
    Abstract: The present application relates to a new stimulation design which can be utilized to treat neurological conditions. The stimulation system produces a burst mode stimulation which alters the neuronal activity of the predetermined site, thereby treating the neurological condition or disorder. The burst stimulus comprises a plurality of groups of spike pulses having a maximum inter-spike interval of 100 milliseconds. The burst stimulus is separated by a substantially quiescent period of time between the plurality of groups of spike pulses. This inter-group interval may comprise a minimum of 5 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Publication number: 20140155960
    Abstract: The method and system described herein relate to stimulating nerve tissue using a pulse generator. A stimulus is created that comprises a signal that is produced from a frequency spectrum having a power spectral density per unit of bandwidth proportional to 1/f?, wherein ? is excludes 0. The stimulus is provided from the pulse generator to at least one stimulation lead; and applied to nerve tissue via one or several electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Patent number: 8738140
    Abstract: A system and/or method treating for a neurological disorder by brain region stimulation. The system and/or method comprises a probe and a device to provide stimulation. The probe has a stimulation portion implanted in communication with a predetermined brain region site. The stimulation portion of the probe may be implanted in contact with a predetermined brain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Patent number: 8682441
    Abstract: The method and system described herein relate to stimulating nerve tissue using a pulse generator. A stimulus is created that comprises a signal that is produced from a frequency spectrum having a power spectral density per unit of bandwidth proportional to 1/f?, wherein ? is excludes 0. The stimulus is provided from the pulse generator to at least one stimulation lead; and applied to nerve tissue via one or several electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Neurostimulation Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder
  • Patent number: 8620440
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating a predetermined site to treat a fragile bone disorder or condition. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation into a subcutaneous area in communication with a predetermined site, wherein the site is neuronal tissue that is associated with C2/C3 dermatome area. The stimulation lead includes one or more stimulation electrodes adapted to be positioned in the predetermined site. The system also includes a stimulation source that generates the stimulation pulses for transmission to the one or more stimulation electrodes of the stimulation lead to deliver the stimulation pulses to the predetermined site to treat a fragile bone disorder or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Dirk De Ridder