Patents by Inventor Mark T. Stein

Mark T. Stein 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).

  • Independent therapy programs in an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 7489966
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for independently delivering a plurality of therapy programs in an implantable medical device. A therapy controller configures the device to generate independent pulse trains associated with a plurality of therapy programs and dynamically configures the electrodes to deliver the independent pulse trains to the patient. Once configured, the implantable medical device delivers the plurality of therapy programs to the patient wherein the therapy programs may overlap in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Leinders, Nathan A. Torgerson, Mark T. Stein, Todd P. Goblish, Todd D. Heathershaw, John Delfin Rodriguez