Patents by Inventor Edgar Peña

Edgar Peña 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: 20220257935
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods relating to neuromodulation. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for selective and/or unidirectional nerve fiber conduction block though the application of a hybrid waveform using a neuromodulation device. The systems and methods of neuromodulation disclosed herein facilitate the treatment of various diseases associated with pathological neural activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Edgar Pena, Nicole A. Pelot, Warren Grill
  • Patent number: 10561848
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for determining and/or programming stimulation settings for a pulse generator capable of steering current to a deep brain stimulation array are disclosed. Individual patient brain geometry and lead specific geometry data can be used to generate a maximum activation function curve. Optimization methods can be used to find stimulation settings that are as close as possible to achieving the value of the maximum activation function curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: YiZi Xiao, Edgar Peña, Matthew Douglas Johnson
  • Patent number: 10426949
    Abstract: Systems and methods for programming multi-electrode neuromodulation systems, with applications for at least deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. One or more configurations can be generated and presented to a user for selection. The selected configurations can be settings for programming a pulse generator. The one or more configurations can be Pareto optimal in terms of one or more objective values and can be generated using a particle swarm optimization. The generated configurations can be visualized on a Pareto front for user selection. Objective values can include minimizing power use, maximizing activation of neural pathways and/or regions of interest, minimizing activation of neural pathways and or regions of avoidance, and maximizing or minimizing the distance to sources of sensed functional data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Matthew D. Johnson, Edgar Peña, Simeng Zhang, Steven Deyo, YiZi Xiao
  • Publication number: 20180110973
    Abstract: Systems and methods for programming multi-electrode neuromodulation systems, with applications for at least deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. One or more configurations can be generated and presented to a user for selection. The selected configurations can be settings for programming a pulse generator. The one or more configurations can be Pareto optimal in terms of one or more objective values and can be generated using a particle swarm optimization. The generated configurations can be visualized on a Pareto front for user selection. Objective values can include minimizing power use, maximizing activation of neural pathways and/or regions of interest, minimizing activation of neural pathways and or regions of avoidance, and maximizing or minimizing the distance to sources of sensed functional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew D. Johnson, Edgar Peña, Simeng Zhang, Steven Deyo, YiZi Xiao
  • Publication number: 20170100601
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for determining and/or programming stimulation settings for a pulse generator capable of steering current to a deep brain stimulation array are disclosed. Individual patient brain geometry and lead specific geometry data can be used to generate a maximum activation function curve. Optimization methods can be used to find stimulation settings that are as close as possible to achieving the value of the maximum activation function curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: YiZi Xiao, Edgar Peña, Matthew Douglas Johnson