Patents by Inventor Gianluca Giardiello

Gianluca Giardiello 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).

  • Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the pudendal and associated nerves, and the optional delivery of drugs in association therewith
    Patent number: 7328068
    Abstract: Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the pudendal or other nerves, and optional means for delivering drugs in association therewith. A method of precisely positioning and implanting a medical electrical lead so as to provide optimal stimulation of the pudendal nerve or a portion thereof is also described. Placement of a stimulation lead next to or on the pudendal nerve may be performed using conventional prior art techniques through gross anatomical positioning, but usually does not result in truly optimal lead placement. One method of the present invention utilizes neurophysiological monitoring to assess the evoked responses of the pudendal nerve, and thereby provide a method for determining the optimal stimulation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele Spinelli, Sylvia Malaguti, Martin T. Gerber, Gianluca Giardiello
  • Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the pudenal and associated nerves, and the optional delivery of drugs in association therewith
    Publication number: 20050113877
    Abstract: Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the pudendal or other nerves, and optional means for delivering drugs in association therewith. A method of precisely positioning and implanting a medical electrical lead so as to provide optimal stimulation of the pudendal nerve or a portion thereof is also described. Placement of a stimulation lead next to or on the pudendal nerve may be performed using conventional prior art techniques through gross anatomical positioning, but usually does not result in truly optimal lead placement. One method of the present invention utilizes neurophysiological monitoring to assess the evoked responses of the pudendal nerve, and thereby provide a method for determining the optimal stimulation site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele Spinelli, Sylvia Malaguti, Martin Gerber, Gianluca Giardiello
  • Implantable stimulation lead with tissue in-growth anchor
    Publication number: 20030208247
    Abstract: An implantable neurological stimulation system has an in-growth anchor coupleable to an implantable stimulation lead that configured for anchoring the stimulation lead to tissue. The stimulation lead is coupled to an implantable neurostimulator, and the in-growth anchor is positioned proximal to at least one electrode. Many embodiments of the implantable neurological stimulation system with in-growth anchor and its methods of operation are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michele Spinelli, Martin T. Gerber, John M. Swoyer, Gianluca Giardiello, Andrea Arduini