Patents by Inventor Paul Milton Meadows

Paul Milton Meadows 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: 9248280
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and external programmers provide therapy to a patient having a dysfunction. In one aspect, electrical energy is conveyed between electrodes to create a stimulation region in tissue adjacent the electrodes. Physiological information from the patient is acquired and analyzed, and a locus of the stimulation region is electronically displaced relative to the tissue based on the analysis of the acquired physiological information. In another aspect, electrical energy is delivered to tissue of the patient in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. A cognitive brain signals is sensed and analyzed, and the stimulation parameter(s) are modified based on the analysis of the cognitive brain signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Adam Moffitt, David K. L. Peterson, Paul Milton Meadows
  • Patent number: 8271094
    Abstract: A device for brain stimulation includes a cannula configured and arranged for insertion into a brain of a patient; at least one cannula electrode disposed on the cannula; and an electrode lead for insertion into the cannula, the electrode lead comprising at least one stimulating electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Moffitt, Paul Milton Meadows
  • Patent number: 7809446
    Abstract: A device for brain stimulation that includes a lead having a longitudinal surface; at least one stimulation electrode disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead; and at least one recording electrode, separate from the at least one stimulation electrode, disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Milton Meadows
  • Patent number: 7783359
    Abstract: A device for brain stimulation includes a lead having a longitudinal surface; at least one stimulation electrode disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead; at least one recording electrode, separate from the at least one stimulation electrode, disposed on the lead; and an implantable pulse generator coupled to the at least one stimulation electrode. In some instances, the implantable pulse generator can be implanted into a burr hole in the skull made for insertion of the lead into the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Milton Meadows
  • Publication number: 20090118787
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and external programmers provide therapy to a patient having a dysfunction. In one aspect, electrical energy is conveyed between electrodes to create a stimulation region in tissue adjacent the electrodes. Physiological information from the patient is acquired and analyzed, and a locus of the stimulation region is electronically displaced relative to the tissue based on the analysis of the acquired physiological information. In another aspect, electrical energy is delivered to tissue of the patient in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. A cognitive brain signals is sensed and analyzed, and the stimulation parameter(s) are modified based on the analysis of the cognitive brain signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Adam Moffitt, David K.L. Peterson, Paul Milton Meadows
  • Publication number: 20090118786
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and external programmers provide therapy to a patient having a dysfunction. In one aspect, stimulation energy is conveyed from a neurostimulator to electrodes located within a tissue region of the patient, thereby changing the status of the dysfunction. A physiological end-function of the patient indicative of the changed status of the dysfunction is measured, and stimulation parameters are programmed into the neurostimulator based on the measured physiological end-function. In another aspect, electrodes are placed adjacent to a tissue region of the patient, and stimulation energy is conveyed from the electrodes to the tissue region in accordance with the stimulation parameters, thereby changing the status of the dysfunction. A physiological end-function of the patient indicative of the changed status of the dysfunction is measured, and the stimulation parameters are adjusted based on the measured physiological end-function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Milton Meadows, Michael Adam Moffitt
  • Patent number: 7211510
    Abstract: A method of stacking dice in an electronic circuit includes controlling a size of a hole made in a connection pad on each die of said dice to selectively provide an electrical connection to a particular die in the stack. Additionally, a method of stacking dice in an electronic circuit includes forming holes in each of the dice, and providing electrical connection material selectively at some of the holes to provide for selective electrical connections among the dice. A stack of dice in an electronic circuit includes a number of dice stacked on top of each other, each die in the stack having one or more holes therein, conductive material extending through the holes and making electrical connection between one or more of the dice in the stack and the electronic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Milton Meadows