Patents by Inventor Katie Bittner

Katie Bittner 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).

  • Foramina-filling implantable medical lead
    Patent number: 11918802
    Abstract: Examples of implantable medical leads or implantable medical systems with implantable medical leads to be anchored to a sacrum are disclosed. The implantable medical leads include a lead body having a distal portion. A fixation mechanism is coupled to the distal portion. An electrode array is mechanically coupled to the fixation mechanism. In one example, the electrode array is directly coupled to the fixation mechanism. The electrode array is electrically coupled to the lead body and configured to generate a stimulation field. The fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the implantable medical lead to a sacrum and effect the stimulation field in a foramen of the sacrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah J. Offutt, Juan G. Hincapie, Jerel K. Mueller, Robert T. Sandgren, Katie Bittner
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEADS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEADS FOR SACRAL MODULATION THERAPY
    Publication number: 20210379373
    Abstract: An implantable medical lead for sacral modulation therapy is disclosed. The implantable medical lead includes a lead body having a distal portion. An electrode is electrically coupled to the lead body and configured to generate a stimulation field or to sense electrical fields. A fixation mechanism is coupled to the distal portion. The fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the implantable medical lead against an interior wall of a blood vessel. The electrode can effect the stimulation field from within the vessel to stimulate a selected sacral nerve or sense electrical signals such as muscle or nerve responses. Guided implantation of the medical lead or other medical leads through the body to a nerve of interest for neurostimulation via remote sensor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Juan G. Hincapie, Sarah J. Offutt, Jerel K. Mueller, Robert T. Sandgren, Katie Bittner
  • FORAMINA-FILLING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD
    Publication number: 20210228868
    Abstract: Examples of implantable medical leads or implantable medical systems with implantable medical leads to be anchored to a sacrum are disclosed. The implantable medical leads include a lead body having a distal portion. A fixation mechanism is coupled to the distal portion. An electrode array is mechanically coupled to the fixation mechanism. In one example, the electrode array is directly coupled to the fixation mechanism. The electrode array is electrically coupled to the lead body and configured to generate a stimulation field. The fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the implantable medical lead to a sacrum and effect the stimulation field in a foramen of the sacrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Sarah J. Offutt, Juan G. Hincapie, Jerel K. Mueller, Robert T. Sandgren, Katie Bittner