Patents by Inventor Joe DuPay

Joe DuPay 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: 11458304
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally pertain to devices and methods for use in conjunction with implanting a baroreflex therapy system which includes an implantable pulse generator and associated circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing, an elongate flexible electrical lead connectable to the housing, and a monopolar electrode structure coupled with the electrical lead. More specifically, the devices and methods of the present invention allow for a mapping procedure to be conducted as part of the implant procedure prior to fully implanting the baroreflex therapy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CVRx, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Pignato, Vance Kesler, Adam Cates, Bart Carey, Greg Sundberg, Joe DuPay, Luis Miguel Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20200254236
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally pertain to devices and methods for use in conjunction with implanting a baroreflex therapy system which includes an implantable pulse generator and associated circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing, an elongate flexible electrical lead connectable to the housing, and a monopolar electrode structure coupled with the electrical lead. More specifically, the devices and methods of the present invention allow for a mapping procedure to be conducted as part of the implant procedure prior to fully implanting the baroreflex therapy system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Pignato, Vance Kesler, Adam Cates, Bart Carey, Greg Sundberg, Joe DuPay, Luis Miguel Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 10632303
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally pertain to devices and methods for use in conjunction with implanting a baroreflex therapy system which includes an implantable pulse generator and associated circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing, an elongate flexible electrical lead connectable to the housing, and a monopolar electrode structure coupled with the electrical lead. More specifically, the devices and methods of the present invention allow for a mapping procedure to be conducted as part of the implant procedure prior to fully implanting the baroreflex therapy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: CVRx, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Pignato, Vance Kesler, Adam Cates, Bart Carey, Greg Sundberg, Joe DuPay, Luis Miguel Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20160235968
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally pertain to devices and methods for use in conjunction with implanting a baroreflex therapy system which includes an implantable pulse generator and associated circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing, an elongate flexible electrical lead connectable to the housing, and a monopolar electrode structure coupled with the electrical lead. More specifically, the devices and methods of the present invention allow for a mapping procedure to be conducted as part of the implant procedure prior to fully implanting the baroreflex therapy system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Pignato, Vance Kesler, Adam Cates, Bart Carey, Greg Sundberg, Joe DuPay, Luis Miguel Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9345877
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally pertain to devices and methods for use in conjunction with implanting a baroreflex therapy system which includes an implantable pulse generator and associated circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing, an elongate flexible electrical lead connectable to the housing, and a monopolar electrode structure coupled with the electrical lead. More specifically, the devices and methods of the present invention allow for a mapping procedure to be conducted as part of the implant procedure prior to fully implanting the baroreflex therapy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: CVRx, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Pignato, Vance Kesler, Adam Cates, Bart Carey, Greg Sundberg, Joe DuPay, Luis Miguel Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20150038978
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally pertain to devices and methods for use in conjunction with implanting a baroreflex therapy system which includes an implantable pulse generator and associated circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing, an elongate flexible electrical lead connectable to the housing, and a monopolar electrode structure coupled with the electrical lead. More specifically, the devices and methods of the present invention allow for a mapping procedure to be conducted as part of the implant procedure prior to fully implanting the baroreflex therapy system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Pignato, Vance Kesler, Adam Cates, Bart Carey, Greg Sundberg, Joe DuPay, Luis Miguel Rodriguez