Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Gutzman

Kenneth J. Gutzman 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).

  • Precision delivery of electrical stimulation
    Patent number: 10765869
    Abstract: An example method for controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy includes maintaining, by one or more processors of a medical device configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a patient, a counter tied to a clock used by the medical device to deliver the electrical stimulation to the patient; and obtaining, by the one or more processors, one or more representations of sensed electrical signals for the patient that are referenced to counts of the counter. In this example, the method also includes identifying, based on the one or more representations of the sensed electrical signals for the patient, a count of the counter at which stimulation is to be delivered to the patient; and delivering, by the medical device and to the patient, electrical stimulation based on the identified count of the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Carlson, Heather D. Orser, Dale G. Suilmann, Kenneth J. Gutzman, Gregory J. Loxtercamp
  • PRECISION DELIVERY OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
    Publication number: 20180200523
    Abstract: An example method for controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy includes maintaining, by one or more processors of a medical device configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a patient, a counter tied to a clock used by the medical device to deliver the electrical stimulation to the patient; and obtaining, by the one or more processors, one or more representations of sensed electrical signals for the patient that are referenced to counts of the counter. In this example, the method also includes identifying, based on the one or more representations of the sensed electrical signals for the patient, a count of the counter at which stimulation is to be delivered to the patient; and delivering, by the medical device and to the patient, electrical stimulation based on the identified count of the counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: David L. Carlson, Heather D. Orser, Dale G. Suilmann, Kenneth J. Gutzman, Gregory J. Loxtercamp