Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Boggs, II

Joseph W. Boggs, II 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: 11896820
    Abstract: An introducing device for locating a tissue region and deploying an electrode is shown and described. The introducing device may include an outer sheath. An inner sheath may be disposed within the outer sheath. The inner sheath may be configured to engage an implantable electrode. In an example, the inner sheath may comprise a stimulation probe having an uninsulated portion at or near a distal end of the delivery sheath. The outer sheath may be coupled to a power source or stimulation signal generating circuitry at a proximal end. A clinician may control application of the stimulation signal to a tissue region via the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon, Matthew G. deBock, Meredith J. McGee, Devin Sell, Robert B Strother, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11883660
    Abstract: Neurostimulation assemblies, systems, and methods make possible the providing of short-term therapy or diagnostic testing by providing electrical connections between muscles and/or nerves inside the body and stimulus generators and/or recording instruments mounted on the surface of the skin or carried outside the body. The assembly affords maximum patient mobility and comfort through differentiated components having minimal profiles and connected by way of detachable and adjustable connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Robert B. Strother, Kathryn W. Stager, Jonathan L. Sakai, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon, Matthew deBock, Devin Sell, Meredith McGee
  • Publication number: 20230146724
    Abstract: A lead connector system for use with electrical nerve stimulators is described herein. An example lead connector for an electrical stimulator system includes a body, a blade, and an insert. The body includes a cable interface and defines lead ports. The blade is affixed to the body. The blade has at least one angled portion. The insert slidably connects to the body. The insert includes a handle and a chassis. The chassis defines a lead channel coaxial with the lead ports and blade channels transverse the lead channel to accept the blade. The angled portion of the blade provides electrical contact between the cable interface and a lead inserted into the lead channel and extending through at least one of the lead ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew G. DEBOCK, Joseph W. BOGGS, II, Matthew J. WUNZIN, Bradley A. LEWIS, Devin SELL, David YOUNGBERG, Mark R. STULTZ, Joe D'ALBERO, Christopher T. LEFEVERE, Brian MULLINS, Peter MEINZ, Dave PRINCE, Russel CLUFF, Bill HARSTIG, Kristin MURRAY
  • Publication number: 20220401732
    Abstract: Systems and methods make possible the placement of one or more electrode leads in a tissue region for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation to tissue. The systems and methods are adapted to provide the relief of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph W. Boggs, II
  • Publication number: 20220362544
    Abstract: An introducing device for locating a tissue region and deploying an electrode is shown and described. The introducing device may include an outer sheath. An inner sheath may be disposed within the outer sheath. The inner sheath may be configured to engage an implantable electrode. In an example, the inner sheath may comprise a stimulation probe having an uninsulated portion at or near a distal end of the delivery sheath. The outer sheath may be coupled to a power source or stimulation signal generating circuitry at a proximal end. A clinician may control application of the stimulation signal to a tissue region via the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon, Matthew G. deBock, Meredith J. McGee, Devin Sell, Robert B. Strother, JR.
  • Patent number: 11420057
    Abstract: Systems and methods make possible the placement of one or more electrode leads in a tissue region for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation to tissue. The systems and methods are adapted to provide the relief of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Boggs, II
  • Publication number: 20220257947
    Abstract: It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated, not by motor point stimulation of muscle in the local region where pain is felt, but by stimulating muscle spaced from a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt. Spinal nerves such as the intercostal nerves or nerves passing through a nerve plexus, which comprise trunks that divide by divisions and/or cords into branches, comprise “nerves of passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph W. Boggs, II
  • Patent number: 11413450
    Abstract: An introducing device for locating a tissue region and deploying an electrode is shown and described. The introducing device may include an outer sheath. An inner sheath may be disposed within the outer sheath. The inner sheath may be configured to engage an implantable electrode. In an example, the inner sheath may comprise a stimulation probe having an uninsulated portion at or near a distal end of the delivery sheath. The outer sheath may be coupled to a power source or stimulation signal generating circuitry at a proximal end. A clinician may control application of the stimulation signal to a tissue region via the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon, Matthew G. deBock, Meredith J. McGee, Devin Sell, Robert B. Strother, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220241589
    Abstract: Systems and methods of applying electrical stimulation to achieve sustained relief of chronic pain that comprise a coiled wire percutaneous lead configured for insertion into a portion of a body that is proximal to a region of pain and an electrode formed integrally on the coiled wire percutaneous lead, wherein the electrode is configured to be positioned inside the body and at a therapeutically effective distance from a portion of at least one peripheral nerve that innervates the region of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan D. CROSBY, Isaac R. CASSAR, Joseph W. BOGGS, II
  • Patent number: 11311727
    Abstract: It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated, not by motor point stimulation of muscle in the local region where pain is felt, but by stimulating muscle spaced from a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt. Spinal nerves such as the intercostal nerves or nerves passing through a nerve plexus, which comprise trunks that divide by divisions and/or cords into branches, comprise “nerves of passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Boggs, II
  • Publication number: 20220111199
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system for treating headaches and other pain associated with the occipital nerves. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a system of treating pain by selectively activating specific nerve fibers with a single, fault-resistant contact situated proximate to, but not in direct contact with, portions of one or more the occipital nerves. Additional measures ensure the lead does not migrate or fracture, resulting in long-lasting pain relief.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon
  • Patent number: 11235146
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system for treating headaches and other pain associated with the occipital nerves. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a system of treating pain by selectively activating specific nerve fibers with a single, fault-resistant contact situated proximate to, but not in direct contact with, portions of one or more the occipital nerves. Additional measures ensure the lead does not migrate or fracture, resulting in long-lasting pain relief.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon
  • Publication number: 20220016421
    Abstract: Paind felt in a given region of the body can be treated by stimulating a peripheral nerve at a therapeutically effective distance from the region where pain is felt to generate a comfortable sensation (i.e., paresthesia) overlapping the regions of pain. Systems and methods to reduce pain in a painful region following surgical amputation of an extremity or limb may include stimulating a peripheral nerve innervating the painful region with an electrode inserted into tissue and spaced from the peripheral nerve. This method may be used to help alleviate postoperative pain in patients following amputation of an extremity or limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Nathan D. Crosby, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon
  • Publication number: 20210402181
    Abstract: It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated by stimulating a peripheral nerve at a therapeutically effective distance from the region where pain is felt to generate a comfortable sensation (i.e., paresthesia) overlapping the regions of pain. A method has been developed to reduce pain in a painful region following limb joint replacement by stimulating a peripheral nerve innervating the painful region with an electrode inserted into tissue and spaced from the peripheral nerve. This method may be used to help alleviate postoperative pain in patients following total knee arthroplasty surgery or other limb joint replacement surgeries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Maria E. Bennett, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon, John Chae, Warren M. Grill, Kathryn Stager, Rosemary Zang
  • Publication number: 20210316146
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a base and a detachable cover. Ports on separate sidewalls receive an extension cable and a lead. A blade assembly maintains electrical contact between the cable and the lead, while providing a surface to strip insulation and/or sever the lead. Further, the blade is resilient so as to maintain sufficient contact with the lead when the cover is attached and/or locked to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew G. DEBOCK, Joseph W. Boggs, II, Matthew J. WUNZIN, Robert B. STROTHER, Jr., Devin SELL, Mark R. STULTZ, Bradley A. LEWIS
  • Patent number: 11116971
    Abstract: It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated by stimulating a peripheral nerve at a therapeutically effective distance from the region where pain is felt to generate a comfortable sensation (i.e., paresthesia) overlapping the regions of pain. A method has been developed to reduce pain in a painful region following limb joint replacement by stimulating a peripheral nerve innervating the painful region with an electrode inserted into tissue and spaced from the peripheral nerve. This method may be used to help alleviate postoperative pain in patients following total knee arthroplasty surgery or other limb joint replacement surgeries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boggs, II, Maria E. Bennett, Amorn Wongsarnpigoon, John Chae, Warren M. Grill, Kathryn Stager, Rosemary Zang
  • Patent number: D934438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew G. deBock, Joseph W. Boggs, II, Devin Sell, Bradley A. Lewis
  • Patent number: D945250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew G. deBock, Joseph W. Boggs, II, Matthew J. Wunzin, Robert B. Strother, Jr., Devin Sell, Mark R. Stultz, Bradley A. Lewis
  • Patent number: D964935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew G. deBock, Joseph W. Boggs, II, Matthew J. Wunzin, Robert B. Strother, Jr., Devin Sell, Mark R. Stultz, Bradley A. Lewis
  • Patent number: D1000619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew G. deBock, Joseph W. Boggs, II, Matthew J. Wunzin, Robert B. Strother, Jr., Devin Sell, Mark R. Stultz, Bradley A. Lewis