Patents by Inventor John Shishilla
John Shishilla 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).
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Patent number: 11806527Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a trial electrical stimulator. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Publication number: 20230049372Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a trial electrical stimulator. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Patent number: 11517752Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a trial electrical stimulator. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Publication number: 20220280790Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a trial electrical stimulator. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Patent number: 11376429Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Patent number: 11278717Abstract: A temporary medical electrical lead includes a connector pin and a single conductor coil. The coil being close-wound and having no turns of the coil distal portion being mechanically coupled together. The coil distal portion translates a force of no greater than 0.1 lbf (0.4 N) when strained 400%.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Steigauf, Eric H. Bonde, Phillip C. Falkner, Jeevan M. Prasannakumar, Brian T. Stolz, John Shishilla, Adam J. Rivard, Robert Sandgren, Seth Humphrys, Bernard Li
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Publication number: 20190351244Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Patent number: 10369370Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn A. Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Publication number: 20190060636Abstract: A temporary medical electrical lead includes a connector pin and a single conductor coil. The coil being close-wound and having no turns of the coil distal portion being mechanically coupled together. The coil distal portion translates a force of no greater than 0.1 lbf (0.4 N) when strained 400%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Thomas J. Steigauf, Eric H. Bonde, Phillip C. Falkner, Jeevan M. Prasannakumar, Brian T. Stolz, John Shishilla, Adam J. Rivard, Robert Sandgren, Seth Humphrys, Bernard Li
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Patent number: 9878168Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn A. Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Patent number: 9707405Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn A. Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Publication number: 20150100106Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn A. Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Publication number: 20150094790Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn A. Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs
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Publication number: 20150088227Abstract: A trial stimulation system includes a disposable trial electrical stimulator that, in some examples, is sterilized for a single use in a stimulation trial of one patient. Additionally, systems for securing a disposable trial stimulator to the body of a patient are described, which may function to improve the durability of the system during the trial period and reduce the risk of damage or malfunction to the system due to lead/electrode dislocation and/or off-label uses like showering or bathing with the trial stimulator still secured to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: John Shishilla, Kathryn A. Pederson, Mukul Jain, Nicholas S. Mairs