Patents by Inventor Michael Schüpbach

Michael Schüpbach 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: 11478633
    Abstract: A method and system are described for, based upon a plurality of previously-acquired directional LFP signals measured in a plurality of different directions at a directional sensor lead located in a predetermined region of a patient's brain, determining optimised patient-specific programming parameters for programming a directional stimulation lead with parameters for stimulating the said region. The method comprises a first step of determining, over at least one predetermined frequency range, a power-frequency variation curve of each of the directional LFP signals, a second step of identifying frequency peaks in the power-frequency variation curves, a third step of detecting one of the identified frequency peaks at which a maximum difference in signal power between the directional LFP signals occurs, and a fourth step of calculating a plurality of directional stimulation weighting factors on the basis of the relative signal powers of the directional LFP signals at the detected frequency peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventors: Gerd Tinkhauser, Peter Brown, Alek Pogosyan, Michael Schüpbach, Claudio Pollo, Ines Debove
  • Publication number: 20190030321
    Abstract: A method and system are described for, based upon a plurality of previously-acquired directional LFP signals measured in a plurality of different directions at a directional sensor lead located in a predetermined region of a patient's brain, determining optimised patient-specific programming parameters for programming a directional stimulation lead with parameters for stimulating the said region. The method comprises a first step of determining, over at least one predetermined frequency range, a power-frequency variation curve of each of the directional LFP signals, a second step of identifying frequency peaks in the power-frequency variation curves, a third step of detecting one of the identified frequency peaks at which a maximum difference in signal power between the directional LFP signals occurs, and a fourth step of calculating a plurality of directional stimulation weighting factors on the basis of the relative signal powers of the directional LFP signals at the detected frequency peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: UNIVERSITÄT BERN
    Inventors: Gerd Tinkhauser, Peter Brown, Alek Pogosyan, Michael Schüpbach, Claudio Pollo, Ines Debove
  • Patent number: 8357658
    Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of a unit dose of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. According to the invention, apamine is used in an amount of between 1 and 10 micrograms inclusive, for the manufacture of a unit dose for subcutaneous injection, every one to six weeks, of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The invention finds use in particular in the field of pharmacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Assistance Publique—Hopitaux de Paris
    Inventors: Andréas Hartmann, Anne-Marie Bonnet, Michael Schüpbach
  • Patent number: 8232249
    Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of a unit dose of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. According to the invention, bee's venom is used in an amount of between 33 and 330 micrograms inclusive, for the manufacture of a unit dose for subcutaneous injection, every one to six weeks, of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The invention finds use in particular in the field of pharmacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris
    Inventors: Andréas Hartmann, Anne-Marie Bonnet, Michael Schüpbach
  • Publication number: 20110059184
    Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of a unit dose of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. According to the invention, bee's venom is used in an amount of between 33 and 330 micrograms inclusive, for the manufacture of a unit dose for subcutaneous injection, every one to six weeks, of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The invention finds use in particular in the field of pharmacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX DE PARIS
    Inventors: Andreas Hartmann, Anne-Marie Bonnet, Michael Schuepbach
  • Publication number: 20110009330
    Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of a unit dose of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. According to the invention, apamine is used in an amount of between 1 and 10 micrograms inclusive, for the manufacture of a unit dose for subcutaneous injection, every one to six weeks, of a medicament for relieving the symptoms and/or restoring and/or protecting the neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The invention finds use in particular in the field of pharmacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE-HOPITAUX DE PARIS
    Inventors: Andreas Hartmann, Anne-Marie Bonnet, Michael Schuepbach