Patents by Inventor JULIA SLOPSEMA

JULIA SLOPSEMA 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).

  • Publication number: 20210251497
    Abstract: A system for detecting strokes includes a sensor device configured to obtain physiological data from a patient, for example brain activity data. The sensor device can include electrodes configured to be disposed at the back of the patient's neck or base of the skull. The electrodes can detect electrical signals corresponding to brain activity in the P3, Pz, and/or P4 brain regions or other brain regions. A computing device communicatively coupled to the sensor device is configured to receive the physiological data and analyze it to indicate whether the patient has suffered a stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Randal C. Schulhauser, John Wainwright, Eric J. Panken, Jadin C. Jackson, Alejo Chavez Gaxiola, Aaron Gilletti, Eduardo N. Warman, Paul G. Krause, Eric M. Christensen, Patrick W. Kinzie, Julia Slopsema, Avram Scheiner, Brian D. Pederson, David J. Miller
  • Publication number: 20210251578
    Abstract: A system for detecting strokes includes a sensor device configured to obtain physiological data from a patient, for example brain activity data. The sensor device can include electrodes configured to be disposed at the back of the patient's neck or base of the skull. The electrodes can detect electrical signals corresponding to brain activity in the P3, Pz, and/or P4 brain regions or other brain regions. A computing device communicatively coupled to the sensor device is configured to receive the physiological data and analyze it to indicate whether the patient has suffered a stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Randal C. Schulhauser, John Wainwright, Eric J. Panken, Jadin C. Jackson, Alejo Chavez Gaxiola, Aaron Gilletti, Eduardo N. Warman, Paul G. Krause, Eric M. Christensen, Patrick W. Kinzie, Julia Slopsema
  • Patent number: 10912941
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for neuromodulation with simultaneous stimulation and reception of neuronal response. A closed-loop control system provides the ability to modulate any combination of at least five parameters of stimulation (magnitude, frequency, amplitude, time, and phase) based on any combination of at least five parameters of received signals. The neuromodulation is well-suited for deep brain stimulation (DBS) applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Shalom Michaeli, John T. Vaughan, Silvia Mangia, Lauri Lehto, Matthew Johnson, Julia Slopsema, Olli Gröhn, Gregory F. Molnar
  • Patent number: 10821287
    Abstract: Described here are bioelectric modulation systems and methods for generating rotating or spatially-selective electromagnetic fields. A modulation system includes a multichannel electrode with independently controllable electrode channels that can be operated to generate rotating electromagnetic fields that stimulate cells regardless of their orientation, or to generate spatially-selective electromagnetic fields that preferentially stimulate cells oriented along a particular direction. The bioelectric modulation system may be implemented for stimulation of neurons or other electrically active cells. The bioelectric modulation described here may be used for a variety applications including deep brain stimulation (DBS), spinal cord and vagus nerve stimulation, stimulation of myocardial (heart) tissue, and directional stimulation of muscles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Shalom Michaeli, Silvia Mangia, Olli Grohn, Artem Shatillo, Lauri Lehto, Matthew Johnson, Simeng Zhang, Julia Slopsema
  • Publication number: 20180185649
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for neuromodulation with simultaneous stimulation and reception of neuronal response. A closed-loop control system provides the ability to modulate any combination of at least five parameters of stimulation (magnitude, frequency, amplitude, time, and phase) based on any combination of at least five parameters of received signals. The neuromodulation is well-suited for deep brain stimulation (DBS) applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shalom Michaeli, John T. Vaughan, Silvia Mangia, Lauri Lehto, Matthew Johnson, Julia Slopsema, Olli Gröhn, Gregory F. Molnar
  • Publication number: 20170296825
    Abstract: Described here are bioelectric modulation systems and methods for generating rotating or spatially-selective electromagnetic fields. A modulation system includes a multichannel electrode with independently controllable electrode channels that can be operated to generate rotating electromagnetic fields that stimulate cells regardless of their orientation, or to generate spatially-selective electromagnetic fields that preferentially stimulate cells oriented along a particular direction. The bioelectric modulation system may be implemented for stimulation of neurons or other electrically active cells. The bioelectric modulation described here may be used for a variety applications including deep brain stimulation (DBS), spinal cord and vagus nerve stimulation, stimulation of myocardial (heart) tissue, and directional stimulation of muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: SHALOM MICHAELI, SILVIA MANGIA, OLLI GROHN, ARTEM SHATILLO, LAURI LEHTO, MATTHEW JOHNSON, SIMENG ZHANG, JULIA SLOPSEMA