Patents by Inventor Jerry J. Kolafa

Jerry J. Kolafa 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).

  • Compensation reduction in tissue stimulation therapy
    Patent number: 7962220
    Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing compensation of the body to therapy delivered by an implanted medical device are described herein. The disclosed techniques cause a change from one therapy protocol to another therapy protocol based on the occurrence of an event (e.g., time, user activations of a sensor, input from a physiological sensor, etc.). The therapy protocols of the implanted medical device differ in terms of the on-time and off-time, but effectuate the same or similar duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventors: Jerry J. Kolafa, Steven E. Maschino
  • Threshold optimization for tissue stimulation therapy
    Patent number: 7869885
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining an optimal therapeutic window of parameter settings for nerve stimulation therapy are described herein. The disclosed techniques generally utilize one or more parameter sweeps to determine upper and lower threshold settings. The determination of the optimal therapeutic window may be performed during or after implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Cyberonics, Inc
    Inventors: Jason D. Begnaud, Chris G. Dupont, Jerry J. Kolafa, Huan D. Nguyen