Patents by Inventor Erlick Pereira

Erlick Pereira 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).

  • Deep brain stimulation method
    Patent number: 11623090
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for the treatment of cervical dystonia, comprising inserting a stimulation device into the brain of a patient, the stimulation device being configured to provide electrical stimulation to affect first and second stimulation targets within the brain. The first stimulation target is the subthalamic nucleus (STN); and the second stimulation target is the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM), or the ventralis oralis posterior thalamus (VOP), or both the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) and the ventralis oralis posterior thalamus (VOP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Inventors: Erlick Pereira, Francesca Morgante
  • DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210393959
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for the treatment of cervical dystonia, comprising inserting a stimulation device into the brain of a patient, the stimulation device being configured to provide electrical stimulation to affect first and second stimulation targets within the brain. The first stimulation target is the subthalamic nucleus (STN); and the second stimulation target is the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM), or the ventralis oralis posterior thalamus (VOP), or both the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) and the ventralis oralis posterior thalamus (VOP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Erlick Pereira, Francesca Morgante