Patents by Inventor Louis Vera-Portocarrero

Louis Vera-Portocarrero 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: 20220266028
    Abstract: An example method of cycling electric stimulation includes delivering, via an implantable device, electric stimulation to a patient in accordance with a first therapy program; monitoring, via the implantable device and while the electric stimulation is being delivered in accordance with the first therapy program, a biomarker; and responsive to determining the biomarker satisfies a threshold, delivering, via the implantable device, electric stimulation to the patient in accordance with a second therapy program that is different than the first therapy program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Hank Bink, Erik J. Peterson, Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Vinod Sharma, Jiashu Li
  • Patent number: 11420058
    Abstract: A system comprises a bendable, pre-formed lead body operable to be implanted proximate a neural pathway of a patient. A first electrode comprising a plurality of first segments at a first longitudinal location of the lead body is configured to be positioned at a lateral epidural region proximate at least one nerve root of the patient, and a second electrode comprising a plurality of second segments at a second longitudinal location of the lead body is configured to be positioned along a midline of the patient's spinal column. The system further includes a signal generator electrically coupled to at least one of the first and second electrodes and a processor coupled to the signal generator and operable to apply a stimulation signal to at least one of the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Cleland, Melanie D. Goodman Keiser, Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Phillip C. Falkner, Brooke Kelley, Jiashu Li
  • Publication number: 20220134109
    Abstract: A system comprises a bendable, pre-formed lead body operable to be implanted proximate a neural pathway of a patient. A first electrode comprising a plurality of first segments at a first longitudinal location of the lead body is configured to be positioned at a lateral epidural region proximate at least one nerve root of the patient, and a second electrode comprising a plurality of second segments at a second longitudinal location of the lead body is configured to be positioned along a midline of the patient's spinal column. The system further includes a signal generator electrically coupled to at least one of the first and second electrodes and a processor coupled to the signal generator and operable to apply a stimulation signal to at least one of the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Cleland, Melanie D. Goodman Keiser, Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Phillip C. Falkner, Brooke Kelley, Jiashu Li
  • Patent number: 10213604
    Abstract: An example system includes a stimulation generator configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to tissue of a patient in accordance with a stimulation therapy program. The stimulation therapy program may include a set of stimulation therapy parameters. The system may include at least one sensor configured to detect a signal including an evoked compound muscle action potential (eCMAP) in response to the application of stimulation according to the stimulation therapy program. The system may also include a processor configured to adjust one or more or the stimulation therapy parameters based on the detected signal that includes the eCMAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Dinsmoor, Peng Cong, Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Xin Su
  • Patent number: 9950171
    Abstract: In some examples, a method may include delivering an electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a first electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a first electrode and a second electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a second electrode, wherein the first electrical stimulation pulse and second electrical stimulation pulse are delivered as paired pulses with respect to each other and a combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse evoke a compound action potential within the patient; sensing the compound action potential evoked by the combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse; and adjusting one or more parameters of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the sensed compound action potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa M. Johanek, Nathan A. Torgerson, Louis Vera-Portocarrero
  • Publication number: 20170173341
    Abstract: In some examples, a method may include delivering an electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a first electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a first electrode and a second electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a second electrode, wherein the first electrical stimulation pulse and second electrical stimulation pulse are delivered as paired pulses with respect to each other and a combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse evoke a compound action potential within the patient; sensing the compound action potential evoked by the combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse; and adjusting one or more parameters of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the sensed compound action potential
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa M. Johanek, Nathan A. Torgerson, Louis Vera-Portocarrero
  • Patent number: 9597507
    Abstract: In some examples, a method may include delivering an electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a first electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a first electrode and a second electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a second electrode, wherein the first electrical stimulation pulse and second electrical stimulation pulse are delivered as paired pulses with respect to each other and a combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse evoke a compound action potential within the patient; sensing the compound action potential evoked by the combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse; and adjusting one or more parameters of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the sensed compound action potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa M. Johanek, Nathan A. Torgerson, Louis Vera-Portocarrero
  • Publication number: 20160303376
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for delivering and adjusting stimulation therapy. In one example, a system may include a stimulation generator configured to delivery electrical stimulation therapy to tissue of a patient in accordance with a stimulation therapy program. The stimulation therapy program may include a set of stimulation therapy parameters. The system may include at least one sensor configured to detect a signal including an evoked compound muscle action potential (eCMAP) in response to the application of stimulation according to the stimulation therapy program. The system may also include a processor configured to adjust one or more or the stimulation therapy parameters based on the detected signal that includes the eCMAP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: David A. Dinsmoor, Peng Cong, Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Xin Su
  • Publication number: 20160121124
    Abstract: In some examples, a method may include delivering an electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a first electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a first electrode and a second electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a second electrode, wherein the first electrical stimulation pulse and second electrical stimulation pulse are delivered as paired pulses with respect to each other and a combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse evoke a compound action potential within the patient; sensing the compound action potential evoked by the combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse; and adjusting one or more parameters of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the sensed compound action potential
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. Johanek, Nathan A. Torgerson, Louis Vera-Portocarrero