Patents by Inventor Kelsey Bower

Kelsey Bower 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).

  • Techniques for Sensing Incorrect Lead Connection to an Implantable Stimulator Device
    Publication number: 20210353936
    Abstract: Incorrect connection or mapping of leads' proximal terminals to the ports of an Implantable Stimulator Device (ISD), such as an implantable pulse generator or an external trial stimulator, is a concern, and this disclosure is directed to use of measurement and identification algorithms to either determine that leads are properly connected to their assigned ISD ports, or to determine which leads are connected to the ports even if the leads are not preassigned to the ports. Particular focus is given in the disclosed technique to assessing leads that comprise larger number of electrodes than are supported at each port, and thus have more than one proximal terminal that connect to more than one port of the ISD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kelsey Bower, G. Karl Steinke, Hemant Bokil, Ara Sarian
  • Techniques for sensing incorrect lead connection to an implantable stimulator device
    Patent number: 11083887
    Abstract: Incorrect connection or mapping of leads' proximal terminals to the ports of an Implantable Stimulator Device (ISD), such as an implantable pulse generator or an external trial stimulator, is a concern, and this disclosure is directed to use of measurement and identification algorithms to either determine that leads are properly connected to their assigned ISD ports, or to determine which leads are connected to the ports even if the leads are not preassigned to the ports. Particular focus is given in the disclosed technique to assessing leads that comprise larger number of electrodes than are supported at each port, and thus have more than one proximal terminal that connect to more than one port of the ISD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Kelsey Bower, G. Karl Steinke, Hemant Bokil, Ara Sarian
  • Techniques for Sensing Incorrect Lead Connection to an Implantable Stimulator Device
    Publication number: 20190076645
    Abstract: Incorrect connection or mapping of leads' proximal terminals to the ports of an Implantable Stimulator Device (ISD), such as an implantable pulse generator or an external trial stimulator, is a concern, and this disclosure is directed to use of measurement and identification algorithms to either determine that leads are properly connected to their assigned ISD ports, or to determine which leads are connected to the ports even if the leads are not preassigned to the ports. Particular focus is given in the disclosed technique to assessing leads that comprise larger number of electrodes than are supported at each port, and thus have more than one proximal terminal that connect to more than one port of the ISD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kelsey Bower, G. Karl Steinke, Hemant Bokil, Ara Sarian