Patents by Inventor Erik J. Peterson

Erik J. Peterson 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: 12357810
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for implantable node are described. The method may include storing, at an implantable stimulation node, a set of stimulation profiles in a memory during a configuration phase. The method may also include receiving a stimulation command corresponding to a stimulation profile of the set of stimulation profiles during a treatment phase. The method may further include delivering stimulation based at least in part on the stimulation profile corresponding to the received stimulation command. In some cases, the system may include an implantable hub, an implantable sensing node, and a sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Mandla Thokozani Shongwe, Earle Timothy Roberts, David Andrew Dinsmoor
  • Publication number: 20250032798
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and techniques for controlling electrical stimulation therapy are described. In one example, a system may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a plurality of therapy pulses at a predetermined pulse frequency over a period of time and deliver, over the period of time, a plurality of control pulses interleaved with at least some therapy pulses of the plurality of therapy pulses. The system may also be configured to sense, after one or more control pulses and prior to an immediately subsequent therapy pulse of the plurality of therapy pulses, a respective evoked compound action potential (ECAP), adjust, based on at least one respective ECAP, one or more parameter values that at least partially defines the plurality of therapy pulses, and deliver the electrical stimulation therapy to the patient according to the adjusted one or more parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: David A. Dinsmoor, Heather D. Orser, Scott R. Stanslaski, Erik J. Peterson
  • Patent number: 12201832
    Abstract: A medical system for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment includes therapy delivery circuitry configured to output one or more electrical stimulation signals to a tongue of a patient; sensing circuitry configured to sense one or more compound muscle action potential (CMAP) signals, wherein the one or more CMAP signals are generated in response to the delivery of the one or more electrical stimulation signals; and processing circuitry configured to: cause the therapy delivery circuitry to output the one or more electrical stimulation signals to the tongue; receive information indicative of the one or more CMAP signals from the sensing circuitry; determine, based on the one or more CMAP signals, one or more therapeutic stimulation parameters for the OSA treatment; and cause the therapy delivery circuitry to deliver therapeutic electrical stimulation signals according to at least the determined one or more therapeutic stimulation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Avram Scheiner, Kristin N. Hageman, Kanthaiah Koka, James Britton Hissong, Erik J. Peterson, David J. Miller, Robert T. Sandgren, Adam J. Rivard, Sean P. Skubitz, Thomas I. Miller
  • Patent number: 12133982
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and techniques for controlling electrical stimulation therapy are described. In one example, a system may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a plurality of therapy pulses at a predetermined pulse frequency over a period of time and deliver, over the period of time, a plurality of control pulses interleaved with at least some therapy pulses of the plurality of therapy pulses. The system may also be configured to sense, after one or more control pulses and prior to an immediately subsequent therapy pulse of the plurality of therapy pulses, a respective evoked compound action potential (ECAP), adjust, based on at least one respective ECAP, one or more parameter values that at least partially defines the plurality of therapy pulses, and deliver the electrical stimulation therapy to the patient according to the adjusted one or more parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Dinsmoor, Heather Diane Orser, Scott R. Stanslaski, Erik J. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20240342367
    Abstract: A medical device includes a drug reservoir located within a reservoir chamber of the device that includes a first side and a second side directly opposite the first side defining a reservoir volume there between. The device further includes a volume sensor system including a transmitter positioned to transmit a signal toward the second side and one or more sensors configured to receive the signal and indicate a current volume capacity of the drug reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Touby A. Drew, Jerel K. Mueller, Sarah J. Offutt, Carl M. Feller
  • Patent number: 12115343
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) includes a drug reservoir located within a reservoir chamber of the IMD that includes a first side and a second side directly opposite the first side defining a reservoir volume there between. The IMD further includes and a volume sensor system including an ultrasound transmitter within the reservoir chamber and positioned to transmit an ultrasound signal toward the second side at an angle relative to the second side and a plurality of ultrasound sensors adjacent to at least one of the first side or second side of the drug reservoir with each sensor positioned to selectively receive the signal from the transmitter at different reservoir volume levels to indicate a current volume capacity of the drug reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Touby A. Drew, Jerel K. Mueller, Sarah J. Offutt, Carl M. Feller
  • Publication number: 20240278018
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to cause stimulation circuitry to deliver an electrical stimulation signal to a target neural population, wherein the electrical stimulation signal is modulated between a first level and a second level over time, wherein the delivery of the electrical stimulation signal at the first level recruits a first collateral neural population, and the delivery of the electrical stimulation signal at the second level recruits a second collateral neural population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Andrew J. Cleland
  • Publication number: 20240139516
    Abstract: A system includes memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to: determine at least one of: a cross-electrical signal measurement at a first electrode on a first lead implanted within a tongue of the patient based on a stimulation signal between a second electrode on the first lead or a second lead implanted within the tongue of the patient and a third electrode, or a strain measurement of at least one of the first lead or the second lead. The processing circuitry is configured to determine movement of the tongue based on at least one of the cross-electrical signal measurement or the strain measurement, and generate information indicative of the movement of the tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: James Britton Hissong, Robert T. Sandgren, Erik J. Peterson, Sean P. Skubitz, Adam J. Rivard, Thomas I. Miller, David J. Miller, Kristin N. Hageman, Avram Scheiner, Kanthaiah Koka, Leonid M. Litvak
  • Patent number: 11964130
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) including a housing defining a propellant chamber, a drug reservoir located within the propellant chamber of the housing configured to receive a therapeutic fluid, a propellant gas within the propellant chamber; and a volume measurement system that includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the propellant gas within in the propellant chamber and a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of the propellant gas within the propellant chamber. The volume measurement system is configured to measure the pressure and the temperature of the propellant gas to provide current volume information of the therapeutic fluid in the drug reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Jerel K. Mueller
  • Publication number: 20230364425
    Abstract: Processing circuitry of a system configured to determine a patient state based on sensed signals including posture and activity information and control delivery of electrical stimulation therapy to the patient via electrodes implanted proximal to target tissue of the patient. The sensed signals also include impedance measurement, and other bioelectrical signals, where sensing is interleaved with the electrical stimulation therapy. Responsive to determining the patient state, select an action, wherein the selected action comprises one or more of: store collected information, upload the collected information to an external computing device, and output an electronic signal comprising an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hank T. Bink, Erik J. Peterson, Jiashu Li, Vinod Sharma, Juan G. Hincapie, Eric J. Panken, Leonid M. Litvak, David A. Dinsmoor, Todd D. Zenisek, Andrew L. Schmeling, Andrew J. Cleland
  • Publication number: 20230364427
    Abstract: Processing circuitry for a medical system configured to sense bioelectrical signals and determine posture and activity information as well as information about the environment of the patient. The processing circuitry is also configured to control stimulation generation circuitry to deliver the electrical stimulation therapy, and interleaved with the electrical stimulation therapy, control the stimulation generation circuitry to output an impedance measurement signal. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine respiration of the patient based on the impedance. Responsive to determining the respiration of the patient, the processing circuitry may then determine a patient state based on the determined respiration, and the posture and activity information of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hank T. Bink, Erik J. Peterson, Jiashu Li, Vinod Sharma, Juan G. Hincapie, Eric J. Panken, Leonid M. Litvak, David A. Dinsmoor, Todd D. Zenisek, Andrew L. Schmeling, Andrew J. Cleland
  • Publication number: 20230347152
    Abstract: A system for closed-loop therapy includes memory configured to store a first set of one or more parameters for a first set of therapeutic electrical stimulation signals. The system includes processing circuitry configured to determine one or more local field potential (LFP) measurements of an LFP that is intrinsically generated, cause stimulation generation circuitry to deliver one or more electrical stimulation signals, determine one or more evoked resonant neural activity (ERNA) signals that are evoked by delivery of respective ones of the electrical stimulation signals, determine a second set of one or more parameters for a second set of therapeutic electrical stimulation signals based on the one or more evoked signals and the one or more LFP measurements, and cause the stimulation generation circuitry to deliver the second set of the one or more therapeutic electrical stimulation signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kristin N. Hageman, Scott R. Stanslaski, Erik J. Peterson, Rene A. Molina, Paul H. Stypulkowski, David A. Dinsmoor, Leonid M. Litvak
  • Patent number: 11786743
    Abstract: A medical device stores a set of stimulation profiles, wherein each stimulation profile of the set of stimulation profiles is associated with a set of values for stimulation parameters; selects from the set of stimulation profiles, one or more active stimulation profiles; produces, by a stimulation generator, multiple electrical pulses based on the one or more active stimulation profiles; and separately controls parameter values of respective individual pulses of the multiple pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Mandla Shongwe
  • Publication number: 20230302276
    Abstract: A medical system for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment includes therapy delivery circuitry configured to output one or more electrical stimulation signals to a tongue of a patient; sensing circuitry configured to sense one or more compound muscle action potential (CMAP) signals, wherein the one or more CMAP signals are generated in response to the delivery of the one or more electrical stimulation signals; and processing circuitry configured to: cause the therapy delivery circuitry to output the one or more electrical stimulation signals to the tongue; receive information indicative of the one or more CMAP signals from the sensing circuitry; determine, based on the one or more CMAP signals, one or more therapeutic stimulation parameters for the OSA treatment; and cause the therapy delivery circuitry to deliver therapeutic electrical stimulation signals according to at least the determined one or more therapeutic stimulation parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Avram Scheiner, Kristin N. Hageman, Kanthaiah Koka, James Britton Hissong, Erik J. Peterson, David J. Miller, Robert T. Sandgren, Adam J. Rivard, Sean P. Skubitz, Thomas I. Miller
  • Publication number: 20230166111
    Abstract: A system includes memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and configured to determine a plurality of local field potential (LFP) measurements of an LFP, wherein the LFP is intrinsically generated by a signal source within a brain of a patient, determine one or more electrodes for delivering a therapeutic electrical stimulation signal based on the LFP measurements, control stimulation generation circuitry to deliver a plurality of electrical stimulation signals via the determined one or more electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrical stimulation signals each comprise at least one different therapy parameter, for respective ones of the plurality of electrical stimulation signals, determine respective evoked signals, wherein the respective evoked signals are evoked by delivery of the respective plurality of electrical stimulation signals, and determine at least one parameter for the therapeutic electrical stimulation signal based on the respective evoked signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kristin N. Hageman, Scott R. Stanslaski, Erik J. Peterson, Rene A. Molina, Paul H. Stypulkowski, David A. Dinsmoor, Leonid M. Litvak, Michelle A. Case
  • Patent number: 11633603
    Abstract: A system provides a burr hole cap assembly configured to secure a position of a lead implanted through a burr hole in a cranium of a patient. One or more electrodes are coupled to one or more components of the burr hole cap assembly. The one or more electrode is disposed within the burr hole cap assembly for sensing signals within a brain of the patient or stimulating a portion of the brain of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Scott R. Stanslaski, Alan Shi
  • Publication number: 20230062062
    Abstract: An example system includes a memory; and processing circuitry configured to: cause an implantable stimulation device to deliver a plurality of doses of electrical stimulation to a patient; receive, for each respective dose of the plurality of doses, a respective electrical signal of a plurality of electrical signals; and determine, based on a variation of the plurality of electrical signals, whether the plurality of doses of electrical stimulation evoked neural potentials in the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Scott R. Stanslaski, Erik J. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20220273937
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for implantable node are described. The method may include storing, at an implantable stimulation node, a set of stimulation profiles in a memory during a configuration phase. The method may also include receiving a stimulation command corresponding to a stimulation profile of the set of stimulation profiles during a treatment phase. The method may further include delivering stimulation based at least in part on the stimulation profile corresponding to the received stimulation command. In some cases, the system may include an implantable hub, an implantable sensing node, and a sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Mandla Thokozani Shongwe, Earle Timothy Roberts, David Andrew Dinsmoor
  • Publication number: 20220266028
    Abstract: An example method of cycling electric stimulation includes delivering, via an implantable device, electric stimulation to a patient in accordance with a first therapy program; monitoring, via the implantable device and while the electric stimulation is being delivered in accordance with the first therapy program, a biomarker; and responsive to determining the biomarker satisfies a threshold, delivering, via the implantable device, electric stimulation to the patient in accordance with a second therapy program that is different than the first therapy program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Hank Bink, Erik J. Peterson, Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Vinod Sharma, Jiashu Li
  • Publication number: 20220203025
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) including a housing defining a propellant chamber, a drug reservoir located within the propellant chamber of the housing configured to receive a therapeutic fluid, a propellant gas within the propellant chamber; and a volume measurement system that includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the propellant gas within in the propellant chamber and a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of the propellant gas within the propellant chamber. The volume measurement system is configured to measure the pressure and the temperature of the propellant gas to provide current volume information of the therapeutic fluid in the drug reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Jerel K. Mueller