Patents by Inventor Marco CAPOGROSSO

Marco CAPOGROSSO 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: 20190344075
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to systems for electrical neurostimulation of a spinal cord of a subject in need of nervous system function support. In one example, a system comprises a signal processing device configured to receive signals from the subject and operate signal-processing algorithms to elaborate stimulation parameter settings; one or more multi-electrode arrays suitable to cover a portion of the spinal cord of the subject; and an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) configured to receive the stimulation parameter settings from the signal processing device and simultaneously deliver independent current or voltage pulses to the one or more multiple electrode arrays, wherein the independent current or voltage pulses provide multipolar spatiotemporal stimulation of spinal circuits and/or dorsal roots. Such system advantageously enables effective control of nervous system functions in the subject by stimulating the spinal cord, such as the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, with spatiotemporal selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jocelyne BLOCH, Grégoire COURTINE, Nikolaus WENGER, Silvestro MICERA, Marco CAPOGROSSO
  • Patent number: 10391309
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to systems for electrical neurostimulation of a spinal cord of a subject in need of nervous system function support. In one example, a system comprises a signal processing device configured to receive signals from the subject and operate signal-processing algorithms to elaborate stimulation parameter settings; one or more multi-electrode arrays suitable to cover a portion of the spinal cord of the subject; and an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) configured to receive the stimulation parameter settings from the signal processing device and simultaneously deliver independent current or voltage pulses to the one or more multiple electrode arrays, wherein the independent current or voltage pulses provide multipolar spatiotemporal stimulation of spinal circuits and/or dorsal roots. Such system advantageously enables effective control of nervous system functions in the subject by stimulating the spinal cord, such as the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, with spatiotemporal selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Jocelyne Bloch, Grégoire Courtine, Nikolaus Wenger, Silvestro Micera, Marco Capogrosso
  • Patent number: 10279177
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to systems for electrical neurostimulation of a spinal cord of a subject in need of nervous system function support. In one example, a system comprises a signal processing device configured to receive signals from the subject and operate signal-processing algorithms to elaborate stimulation parameter settings; one or more multi-electrode arrays suitable to cover a portion of the spinal cord of the subject; and an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) configured to receive the stimulation parameter settings from the signal processing device and simultaneously deliver independent current or voltage pulses to the one or more multiple electrode arrays, wherein the independent current or voltage pulses provide multipolar spatiotemporal stimulation of spinal circuits and/or dorsal roots. Such system advantageously enables effective control of nervous system functions in the subject by stimulating the spinal cord, such as the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, with spatiotemporal selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Jocelyne Bloch, Grégoire Courtine, Nikolaus Wenger, Silvestro Micera, Marco Capogrosso
  • Publication number: 20190117417
    Abstract: Integrated closed-loop real-time limb neuro-prosthetic system comprising an artificial limb, a microprocessor, sensors, a signal conditioner, a stimulator, at least one EMG electrode and at least one sensory feedback electrode, characterized by the fact that said sensory feedback electrode is all intraneural electrode which is adapted to be implanted in an intact and healthy portion of a nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Stanisa RASPOPOVIC, Francesco Maria PETRINI, Marco CAPOGROSSO, Marco BONIZZATO, Silvestro MICERA
  • Publication number: 20180117318
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for triggering electrical stimulation of a spinal cord during execution of a motor event. In one example, a method comprises monitoring motor cortex activity while execution of a desired motor movement is attempted during a first mode where one or more nerve fibers are not stimulated, and during a second mode where the one or more nerve fibers are stimulated. Delivery timing of electrical stimulation may be closed-loop controlled based on current motor cortex activity and the motor cortex activity recorded previously during both the first and second modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Tomislav Milekovic, Marco Capogrosso, Gregoire Courtine, Eduardo Martin Moraud, Fabien Wagner, Jerome Gandar
  • Publication number: 20170354819
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to systems for electrical neurostimulation of a spinal cord of a subject in need of nervous system function support. In one example, a system comprises a signal processing device configured to receive signals from the subject and operate signal-processing algorithms to elaborate stimulation parameter settings; one or more multi-electrode arrays suitable to cover a portion of the spinal cord of the subject; and an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) configured to receive the stimulation parameter settings from the signal processing device and simultaneously deliver independent current or voltage pulses to the one or more multiple electrode arrays, wherein the independent current or voltage pulses provide multipolar spatiotemporal stimulation of spinal circuits and/or dorsal roots. Such system advantageously enables effective control of nervous system functions in the subject by stimulating the spinal cord, such as the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, with spatiotemporal selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Jocelyne BLOCH, Grégoire COURTINE, Nikolaus WENGER, Silvestro MICERA, Marco CAPOGROSSO
  • Publication number: 20170173326
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to systems for electrical neurostimulation of a spinal cord of a subject in need of nervous system function support. In one example, a system comprises a signal processing device configured to receive signals from the subject and operate signal-processing algorithms to elaborate stimulation parameter settings; one or more multi-electrode arrays suitable to cover a portion of the spinal cord of the subject; and an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) configured to receive the stimulation parameter settings from the signal processing device and simultaneously deliver independent current or voltage pulses to the one or more multiple electrode arrays, wherein the independent current or voltage pulses provide multipolar spatiotemporal stimulation of spinal circuits and/or dorsal roots. Such system advantageously enables effective control of nervous system functions in the subject by stimulating the spinal cord, such as the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, with spatiotemporal selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jocelyne BLOCH, Grégoire COURTINE, Nikolaus WENGER, Silvestro MICERA, Marco CAPOGROSSO
  • Publication number: 20160331561
    Abstract: Integrated closed-loop real-time limb neuro-prosthetic system comprising an artificial limb, a microprocessor, sensors, a signal conditioner, a stimulator, at least one EMG electrode and at least one sensory feedback electrode, characterized by the fact that said sensory feedback electrode is an intraneural electrode which is adapted to be implanted in an intact and healthy portion of a nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Stanisa RASPOPOVIC, Francesco Maria PETRINI, Marco CAPOGROSSO, Marco BONIZZATO, Silvestro MICERA