Patents by Inventor Michael D. Levy

Michael D. Levy 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).

  • Methods, implantable medical devices, and systems to continue implementing a special mode of operation after experiencing a device reset
    Patent number: 11413464
    Abstract: An implantable medical device implements a special mode of operation, such as a mode of electrical stimulation therapy, during conditions where there may be an increased likelihood that a device reset will occur. The implantable medical device recovers from the device reset by copying values that specify the special mode and that are stored in a non-volatile memory to an operating memory. The special mode is implemented after the device reset has occurred by using the values copied to the operating memory. One version of the special mode is an MRI mode that allows the implantable medical device to safely operate during an MRI scan. The fields of the MRI scan may trigger a device reset, but the MRI mode values are copied from the non-volatile memory to the operating memory, and the MRI mode is implemented after the reset by using the values copied to the operating memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Troy A. Jenison, Michael D. Levy, Benjamin P. Rhodes, Christopher C. Stancer
  • METHODS, IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING A SPECIAL MODE OF OPERATION AFTER EXPERIENCING A DEVICE RESET
    Publication number: 20200276445
    Abstract: An implantable medical device implements a special mode of operation, such as a mode of electrical stimulation therapy, during conditions where there may be an increased likelihood that a device reset will occur. The implantable medical device recovers from the device reset by copying values that specify the special mode and that are stored in a non-volatile memory to an operating memory. The special mode is implemented after the device reset has occurred by using the values copied to the operating memory. One version of the special mode is an MRI mode that allows the implantable medical device to safely operate during an MRI scan. The fields of the MRI scan may trigger a device reset, but the MRI mode values are copied from the non-volatile memory to the operating memory, and the MRI mode is implemented after the reset by using the values copied to the operating memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Troy A. JENISON, Michael D. LEVY, Benjamin P. RHODES, Christopher C. STANCER
  • Methods, implantable medical devices, and systems to continue implementing a special mode of operation after experiencing a device reset
    Patent number: 10653887
    Abstract: An implantable medical device implements a special mode of operation, such as a mode of electrical stimulation therapy, during conditions where there may be an increased likelihood that a device reset will occur. The implantable medical device recovers from the device reset by copying values that specify the special mode and that are stored in a non-volatile memory to an operating memory. The special mode is implemented after the device reset has occurred by using the values copied to the operating memory. One version of the special mode is an MRI mode that allows the implantable medical device to safely operate during an MRI scan. The fields of the MRI scan may trigger a device reset, but the MRI mode values are copied from the non-volatile memory to the operating memory, and the MRI mode is implemented after the reset by using the values copied to the operating memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy A. Jenison, Michael D. Levy, Benjamin P. Rhodes, Christopher C. Stancer
  • METHODS, IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING A SPECIAL MODE OF OPERATION AFTER EXPERIENCING A DEVICE RESET
    Publication number: 20170319857
    Abstract: An implantable medical device implements a special mode of operation, such as a mode of electrical stimulation therapy, during conditions where there may be an increased likelihood that a device reset will occur. The implantable medical device recovers from the device reset by copying values that specify the special mode and that are stored in a non-volatile memory to an operating memory. The special mode is implemented after the device reset has occurred by using the values copied to the operating memory. One version of the special mode is an MRI mode that allows the implantable medical device to safely operate during an MRI scan. The fields of the MRI scan may trigger a device reset, but the MRI mode values are copied from the non-volatile memory to the operating memory, and the MRI mode is implemented after the reset by using the values copied to the operating memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Troy A. JENISON, Michael D. LEVY, Benjamin P. RHODES, Christopher C. STANCER
  • Methods, implantable medical devices, and systems to continue implementing a special mode of operation after experiencing a device reset
    Patent number: 9724520
    Abstract: An implantable medical device implements a special mode of operation, such as a mode of electrical stimulation therapy, during conditions where there may be an increased likelihood that a device reset will occur. The implantable medical device recovers from the device reset by copying values that specify the special mode and that are stored in a non-volatile memory to an operating memory. The special mode is implemented after the device reset has occurred by using the values copied to the operating memory. One version of the special mode is an MRI mode that allows the implantable medical device to safely operate during an MRI scan. The fields of the MRI scan may trigger a device reset, but the MRI mode values are copied from the non-volatile memory to the operating memory, and the MRI mode is implemented after the reset by using the values copied to the operating memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy A. Jenison, Michael D. Levy, Benjamin P. Rhodes, Christopher C. Stancer
  • Methods, Implantable Medical Devices, and Systems to Continue Implementing a Special Mode of Operation After Experiencing a Device Reset
    Publication number: 20150209589
    Abstract: An implantable medical device implements a special mode of operation, such as a mode of electrical stimulation therapy, during conditions where there may be an increased likelihood that a device reset will occur. The implantable medical device recovers from the device reset by copying values that specify the special mode and that are stored in a non-volatile memory to an operating memory. The special mode is implemented after the device reset has occurred by using the values copied to the operating memory. One version of the special mode is an MRI mode that allows the implantable medical device to safely operate during an MRI scan. The fields of the MRI scan may trigger a device reset, but the MRI mode values are copied from the non-volatile memory to the operating memory, and the MRI mode is implemented after the reset by using the values copied to the operating memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy A. Jenison, Michael D. Levy, Benjamin P. Rhodes, Christopher C. Stancer