Patents by Inventor Maciej T. Lazarewicz

Maciej T. Lazarewicz 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).

  • Patent number: 11040205
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi
  • Publication number: 20190111266
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi
  • Patent number: 10188863
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi
  • Publication number: 20160250476
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi
  • Patent number: 9420960
    Abstract: Various embodiments concern sensing bioelectrical signals using electrodes along a lead, the electrodes having a spatial configuration along the lead, generating signal data sets, one signal data set being generated for each bioelectrical signal, and graphically representing the electrodes and data representations of the signal data sets on a display. In various embodiments, each data representation indicates a parameter of a respective one of the data sets, the electrodes are graphically represented on the display in a spatial configuration representative of the spatial configuration of the electrodes along the lead, and each data representation is graphically represented on the display in spatial association with at least one electrode through which the bioelectrical signal on which the signal data set is based was sensed. The parameter can be indicative of the relative presence of a biomarker in the bioelectrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Jeffrey R. Dixon, Deborah A. McConnell
  • Patent number: 9259181
    Abstract: A visualization of an area or volume of tissue activated during stimulation according to a set of stimulation parameters is generated. The area or volume of activation is modeled based on a non-uniform grid of model neurons. Select portions of the grid have the model neurons more closely spaced, resulting in finer resolution graphical representation, while less closely spaced model neurons in other portions of the grid may avoid additional computation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriela C. Molnar, Maciej T. Lazarewicz
  • Patent number: 8886332
    Abstract: A visualization of an area or volume of tissue activated during stimulation according to a set of stimulation parameters is generated. The area or volume of activation is modeled based on a non-uniform grid of model neurons. Select portions of the grid have the model neurons more closely spaced, resulting in finer resolution graphical representation, while less closely spaced model neurons in other portions of the grid may avoid additional computation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriela C. Molnar, Maciej T. Lazarewicz
  • Patent number: 8761890
    Abstract: In one example, the disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving at least one electrical stimulation parameter value defining electrical stimulation for delivery via one or more electrodes to a tissue site, and determining, via one or more processors, a volume of sub-activation threshold impact for tissue from the delivery of the electrical stimulation to the tissue site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Gupta, Steven M. Goetz, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Dwight E. Nelson, Jianping Wu
  • Publication number: 20130289380
    Abstract: A visualization of an area or volume of tissue activated during stimulation according to a set of stimulation parameters is generated. The area or volume of activation is modeled based on a non-uniform grid of model neurons. Select portions of the grid have the model neurons more closely spaced, resulting in finer resolution graphical representation, while less closely spaced model neurons in other portions of the grid may avoid additional computation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Gabriela C. Molnar, Maciej T. Lazarewicz
  • Publication number: 20130289660
    Abstract: A visualization of an area or volume of tissue activated during stimulation according to a set of stimulation parameters is generated. The area or volume of activation is modeled based on a non-uniform grid of model neurons. Select portions of the grid have the model neurons more closely spaced, resulting in finer resolution graphical representation, while less closely spaced model neurons in other portions of the grid may avoid additional computation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Gabriela C. Molnar, Maciej T. Lazarewicz
  • Publication number: 20130268019
    Abstract: In one example, the disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving at least one electrical stimulation parameter value defining electrical stimulation for delivery via one or more electrodes to a tissue site, and determining, via one or more processors, a volume of sub-activation threshold impact for tissue from the delivery of the electrical stimulation to the tissue site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Gupta, Steven M. Goetz, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Dwight E. Nelson, Jianping Wu
  • Publication number: 20120101552
    Abstract: Various embodiments concern sensing bioelectrical signals using electrodes along a lead, the electrodes having a spatial configuration along the lead, generating signal data sets, one signal data set being generated for each bioelectrical signal, and graphically representing the electrodes and data representations of the signal data sets on a display. In various embodiments, each data representation indicates a parameter of a respective one of the data sets, the electrodes are graphically represented on the display in a spatial configuration representative of the spatial configuration of the electrodes along the lead, and each data representation is graphically represented on the display in spatial association with at least one electrode through which the bioelectrical signal on which the signal data set is based was sensed. The parameter can be indicative of the relative presence of a biomarker in the bioelectrical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Jeffrey R. Dixon, Deborah A. McConnell