Patents by Inventor Elizabeth D. Firestone

Elizabeth D. Firestone 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: 9937344
    Abstract: In some examples, the disclosure relates to a systems, devices, and techniques for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient. In one example, the disclosure relates to a method including delivering a series of pulses with alternating pulse polarities to a gastrointestinal tract of a patient. The series of pulses includes at least a first pulse of a first polarity, a second pulse of a second polarity, and a third pulse of the first polarity, where the first, second and third pulses are delivered in direct succession and in that order. The first and second pulses are separated by a first time delay and the second and third pulses are separated by a second time delay. In some examples, each of the first and second time delays depend on the frequency that the series of pulses are delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren L. Starkebaum, Roland C. Maude-Griffin, Elizabeth D. Firestone, Carl A. Schu, Orhan Soykan
  • Publication number: 20140012348
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to techniques for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to support obesity management. The electrical stimulation therapy is configured to cause at least partial gastric distention. Gastric distention tends to induce a sensation of fullness and thereby discourages excessive food intake by the patient. The electrical stimulation therapy may be delivered to the gastrointestinal tract of the patient by electrodes deployed by one or more implantable leads coupled to an electrical stimulator. The electrical stimulator delivers stimulation pulses having a pulse width in a range found to be effective in causing gastric distention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren L. Starkebaum, Jiande Chen, Elizabeth D. Firestone, Roland C. Maude-Griffin
  • Patent number: 8538532
    Abstract: In some examples, electrical stimulation therapy is delivered to support obesity management. The electrical stimulation therapy is configured to cause at least partial gastric distention. Gastric distention tends to induce a sensation of fullness and thereby discourages excessive food intake by the patient. The electrical stimulation therapy may be delivered to the gastrointestinal tract of the patient by electrodes deployed by one or more implantable leads coupled to an electrical stimulator. The electrical stimulator delivers stimulation pulses having a pulse width in a range found to be effective in causing gastric distention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren L. Starkebaum, Jiande Chen, Elizabeth D. Firestone, Roland C. Maude-Griffin
  • Publication number: 20110071589
    Abstract: In some examples, the disclosure relates to a systems, devices, and techniques for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient. In one example, the disclosure relates to a method including delivering a series of pulses with alternating pulse polarities to a gastrointestinal tract of a patient. The series of pulses includes at least a first pulse of a first polarity, a second pulse of a second polarity, and a third pulse of the first polarity, where the first, second and third pulses are delivered in direct succession and in that order. The first and second pulses are separated by a first time delay and the second and third pulses are separated by a second time delay. In some examples, each of the first and second time delays depend on the frequency that the series of pulses are delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren L. Starkebaum, Roland C. Maude-Griffin, Elizabeth D. Firestone, Carl A. Schu, Orhan Soykan
  • Publication number: 20100228313
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to techniques for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to support obesity management. The electrical stimulation therapy is configured to cause at least partial gastric distention. Gastric distention tends to induce a sensation of fullness and thereby discourages excessive food intake by the patient. The electrical stimulation therapy may be delivered to the gastrointestinal tract of the patient by electrodes deployed by one or more implantable leads coupled to an electrical stimulator. The electrical stimulator delivers stimulation pulses having a pulse width in a range found to be effective in causing gastric distention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren L. Starkebaum, Jiande Chen, Elizabeth D. Firestone, Roland C. Maude-Griffin