Patents by Inventor Eric A. Schepis
Eric A. Schepis 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).
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Patent number: 12605547Abstract: A method of providing electrical stimulation therapy to a patient according to one embodiment includes generating an un-tuned electrical noise signal by at least one noise generator, partitioning the un-tuned electrical noise signal into a plurality of discrete frequency bands having corresponding bandwidths, delivering the un-tuned electrical noise signal through one or more electrodes to the patient to target the patient's central or peripheral nervous system, adjusting, for each of a plurality of selected frequency bands, an amplitude of the voltage or current of the un-tuned electrical noise signal within a corresponding frequency band to generate an adjusted electrical stimulation signal based on feedback received from the patient, wherein the adjusted electrical stimulation signal includes a plurality of local maxima and a plurality of local minima, and delivering the adjusted electrical stimulation signal through the electrodes to provide electrical stimulation therapy to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2024Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Soin Neuroscience, LLCInventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Publication number: 20260033883Abstract: A probe for radiofrequency (RF) tissue ablation includes an elongated shaft that extends from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongated shaft comprising a bent portion at the distal end, and a tip positioned on the distal end of the elongated shaft after the bent portion, the tip comprising an active side and an inactive side, the inactive side opposite the active side and comprising an insulating material, the active side comprising one or more electrodes extending therefrom for delivering RF energy to a target nerve. The probe can be connected to an RF generator for producing RF energy to be de-livered via the active side of the tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: February 5, 2026Inventors: Eric A. SCHEPIS, Natalia ALEXEEVA, Lee C. BURNES
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Patent number: 12521550Abstract: A method of providing therapy to a patient according to one embodiment includes generating an electrical noise signal by at least one noise generator controlled by a controller of a tunable noise system, partitioning the electrical noise signal into a plurality of discrete frequency bands, each of the discrete frequency bands having a corresponding bandwidth, delivering the electrical noise signal through one or more electrodes to the patient to target at least one of neural tissue or non-neural tissue of the patient, adjusting an amplitude of one or more of a voltage or current of the electrical noise signal within a selected frequency band of the plurality of discrete frequency bands to generate an adjusted electrical signal based on feedback received from the patient, and delivering the adjusted electrical signal through the one or more electrodes to provide therapy to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2023Date of Patent: January 13, 2026Assignee: Soin Neuroscience, LLCInventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Publication number: 20250360317Abstract: A method of rapid frequency cycling during electrical stimulation according to an embodiment may include determining, by a controller of an electrical stimulation system, a plurality of frequency band groupings of discrete frequency bands of an electrical stimulation signal having a frequency range, wherein each frequency band grouping includes at least one discrete frequency band, wherein a corresponding current or voltage amplitude of the electrical stimulation signal is independently tuned within each discrete frequency band based on feedback received from a patient, determining, by the controller, a random sequence of the frequency band groupings of the plurality of frequency band groupings, generating, by at least one signal generator controlled by the controller, the electrical stimulation signal according to the determined random sequence of the frequency band groupings, and delivering the generated electrical stimulation signal through an electrode array to the patient to provide therapy to the patienType: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2025Publication date: November 27, 2025Inventors: Amol Soin, Eric A. Schepis
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Publication number: 20250352802Abstract: A method of rapid frequency cycling during electrical stimulation according to an embodiment may include determining, by a controller of an electrical stimulation system, a plurality of frequency band groupings of discrete frequency bands of an electrical stimulation signal having a frequency range, wherein each frequency band grouping includes at least one discrete frequency band, wherein a corresponding current or voltage amplitude of the electrical stimulation signal is independently tuned within each discrete frequency band based on feedback received from a patient, determining, by the controller, a random sequence of the frequency band groupings of the plurality of frequency band groupings, generating, by at least one signal generator controlled by the controller, the electrical stimulation signal according to the determined random sequence of the frequency band groupings, and delivering the generated electrical stimulation signal through an electrode array to the patient to provide therapy to the patienType: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2025Publication date: November 20, 2025Inventors: Amol Soin, Eric A. Schepis
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Publication number: 20250312601Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for selectively and reversibly modulating targeted neural and non-neural tissue of a nervous system for the treatment of pain. An electrical stimulation is delivered to the treatment site that selectively and reversibly modulates the targeted neural- and non-neural tissue of the nervous structure, inhibiting pain while preserving other sensory and motor function, and proprioception.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2025Publication date: October 9, 2025Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, David M. Page, Phillip A. Schorr, Shyamy R. Sastry, Leah Roldan, Natalia Alexeeva, Ryan Caldwell, Amol Soin, Julianna Ryan Musgrove
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Publication number: 20250275702Abstract: An electrical stimulation system for delivering spatially random electrical stimulation to a patient through an electrode array according to one embodiment includes an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another, a signal generator electrically coupled to the electrode array and configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the controller to randomly select an electrical configuration from the plurality of electrodes of the electrode array by randomly selecting a first set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sources and a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sinks, and to instruct the signal generator to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the patient via the randomly selected electrical configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2025Publication date: September 4, 2025Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Publication number: 20250248634Abstract: An electrical stimulation system for delivering spatially random electrical stimulation to a patient through an electrode array according to one embodiment includes an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another, a signal generator electrically coupled to the electrode array and configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the controller to randomly select an electrical configuration from the plurality of electrodes of the electrode array by randomly selecting a first set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sources and a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sinks, and to instruct the signal generator to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the patient via the randomly selected electrical configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Patent number: 12377272Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for selectively and reversibly modulating targeted neural and non-neural tissue of a nervous system for the treatment of pain. An electrical stimulation is delivered to the treatment site that selectively and reversibly modulates the targeted neural- and non-neural tissue of the nervous structure, inhibiting pain while preserving other sensory and motor function, and proprioception.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Avent, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, David M. Page, Phillip A. Schorr, Shyamy R. Sastry, Leah Roldan, Natalia Alexeeva, Ryan Caldwell, Amol Soin
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Patent number: 12343541Abstract: A method of rapid frequency cycling during electrical stimulation according to an embodiment may include determining, by a controller of an electrical stimulation system, a plurality of frequency band groupings of discrete frequency bands of an electrical stimulation signal having a frequency range, wherein each frequency band grouping includes at least one discrete frequency band, wherein a corresponding current or voltage amplitude of the electrical stimulation signal is independently tuned within each discrete frequency band based on feedback received from a patient, determining, by the controller, a random sequence of the frequency band groupings of the plurality of frequency band groupings, generating, by at least one signal generator controlled by the controller, the electrical stimulation signal according to the determined random sequence of the frequency band groupings, and delivering the generated electrical stimulation signal through an electrode array to the patient to provide therapy to the patienType: GrantFiled: April 22, 2024Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Soin Neuroscience, LLCInventors: Amol Soin, Eric A. Schepis
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Patent number: 12343069Abstract: A system and method for locating a target nerve associated with a facet joint via nerve stimulation and monitoring of electrical muscle activity in a multifidus muscle adjacent the target nerve are described. The system includes a probe housed within a cannula and comprising a probe electrode; a recording electrode for monitoring electrical muscle activity in a medial fascicle of the multifidus muscle; a signal generator; and a controller coupled to the probe electrode and recording electrode. The controller delivers a nerve stimulation from the signal generator to the nerve via the probe electrode and monitors electrical muscle activity in the medial fascicle via the recording electrode. The probe's proximity to the nerve is determined by the electrical muscle activity in the medial fascicle elicited as a result of the nerve stimulation, where the controller provides feedback to a user to guide placement of the probe adjacent the nerve.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Avent, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, Sara Kebede, Phillip A. Schorr, David T. Curd, Craig F. Steinman
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Publication number: 20250144408Abstract: A tubing assembly for use with an electronic catheter guidance systems is provided and includes a catheter and a stimulation electrode assembly, and an electrical connection for delivering a stimulation waveform to the stimulation electrode assembly. The catheter extends in a longitudinal direction and has a proximal end and a distal end that define a lumen therebetween. Further, the catheter is configured for placement within a patient's digestive tract. The stimulation electrode assembly is configured to deliver an electrical stimulation to tissue. A catheter guidance system and method for accurately placing a catheter in the digestive tract are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Karl Thomas Bjurbo, Eric A. Schepis, James F. Tassitano
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Patent number: 12279871Abstract: An electrical stimulation system for delivering spatially random electrical stimulation to a patient through an electrode array according to one embodiment includes an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another, a signal generator electrically coupled to the electrode array and configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the controller to randomly select an electrical configuration from the plurality of electrodes of the electrode array by randomly selecting a first set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sources and a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sinks, and to instruct the signal generator to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the patient via the randomly selected electrical configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Soin Neuroscience, LLCInventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Publication number: 20250065125Abstract: A method of providing electrical stimulation therapy to a patient according to one embodiment includes generating an un-tuned electrical noise signal by at least one noise generator, partitioning the un-tuned electrical noise signal into a plurality of discrete frequency bands having corresponding bandwidths, delivering the un-tuned electrical noise signal through one or more electrodes to the patient to target the patient's central or peripheral nervous system, adjusting, for each of a plurality of selected frequency bands, an amplitude of the voltage or current of the un-tuned electrical noise signal within a corresponding frequency band to generate an adjusted electrical stimulation signal based on feedback received from the patient, wherein the adjusted electrical stimulation signal includes a plurality of local maxima and a plurality of local minima, and delivering the adjusted electrical stimulation signal through the electrodes to provide electrical stimulation therapy to the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Patent number: 12233263Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method modulating targeted neural and non-neural tissue of a nervous system for the treatment of head-and-face pain. Electrical stimulation is delivered transcutaneously to the treatment site that modulates the targeted neural- and non-neural tissue of the nervous structure, inhibiting nervous signaling and the perception of pain.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Avent, Inc.Inventors: David M. Page, Eric A. Schepis, Jalpa Shah, Natalia Alexeeva
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Patent number: 12233254Abstract: A tubing assembly for use with an electronic catheter guidance systems is provided and includes a catheter and a stimulation electrode assembly, and an electrical connection for delivering a stimulation waveform to the stimulation electrode assembly. The catheter extends in a longitudinal direction and has a proximal end and a distal end that define a lumen therebetween. Further, the catheter is configured for placement within a patient's digestive tract. The stimulation electrode assembly is configured to deliver an electrical stimulation to tissue. A catheter guidance system and method for accurately placing a catheter in the digestive tract are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Avent, Inc.Inventors: Karl Thomas Bjurbo, Eric A. Schepis, James F. Tassitano
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Publication number: 20250050105Abstract: A method of rapid frequency cycling during electrical stimulation according to an embodiment may include determining, by a controller of an electrical stimulation system, a plurality of frequency band groupings of discrete frequency bands of an electrical stimulation signal having a frequency range, wherein each frequency band grouping includes at least one discrete frequency band, wherein a corresponding current or voltage amplitude of the electrical stimulation signal is independently tuned within each discrete frequency band based on feedback received from a patient, determining, by the controller, a random sequence of the frequency band groupings of the plurality of frequency band groupings, generating, by at least one signal generator controlled by the controller, the electrical stimulation signal according to the determined random sequence of the frequency band groupings, and delivering the generated electrical stimulation signal through an electrode array to the patient to provide therapy to the patienType: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Amol Soin, Eric A. Schepis
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Publication number: 20240157127Abstract: A method of providing therapy to a patient according to one embodiment includes generating an electrical noise signal by at least one noise generator controlled by a controller of a tunable noise system, partitioning the electrical noise signal into a plurality of discrete frequency bands, each of the discrete frequency bands having a corresponding bandwidth, delivering the electrical noise signal through one or more electrodes to the patient to target at least one of neural tissue or non-neural tissue of the patient, adjusting an amplitude of one or more of a voltage or current of the electrical noise signal within a selected frequency band of the plurality of discrete frequency bands to generate an adjusted electrical signal based on feedback received from the patient, and delivering the adjusted electrical signal through the one or more electrodes to provide therapy to the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Publication number: 20240148300Abstract: An electrical stimulation system for delivering spatially random electrical stimulation to a patient through an electrode array according to one embodiment includes an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another, a signal generator electrically coupled to the electrode array and configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the controller to randomly select an electrical configuration from the plurality of electrodes of the electrode array by randomly selecting a first set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sources and a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sinks, and to instruct the signal generator to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the patient via the randomly selected electrical configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Eric A. Schepis, Amol Soin
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Patent number: 11964155Abstract: A method of rapid frequency cycling during electrical stimulation according to an embodiment may include determining, by a controller of an electrical stimulation system, a plurality of frequency band groupings of discrete frequency bands of an electrical stimulation signal having a frequency range, wherein each frequency band grouping includes at least one discrete frequency band, wherein a corresponding current or voltage amplitude of the electrical stimulation signal is independently tuned within each discrete frequency band based on feedback received from a patient, determining, by the controller, a random sequence of the frequency band groupings of the plurality of frequency band groupings, generating, by at least one signal generator controlled by the controller, the electrical stimulation signal according to the determined random sequence of the frequency band groupings, and delivering the generated electrical stimulation signal through an electrode array to the patient to provide therapy to the patienType: GrantFiled: July 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Soin Neuroscience, LLCInventors: Amol Soin, Eric A. Schepis