Patents by Inventor Ramish K. Reddy

Ramish K. Reddy 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).

  • Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 7299091
    Abstract: A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence of a first period in which pulses are applied continuously, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied. The electrical pulses are preferably applied to the vagus nerve at a supradiaphragmatic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Cyberonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Burke Barrett, Ramish K. Reddy, Mitchell S. Roslin
  • Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation
    Publication number: 20040024428
    Abstract: A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence of a first period in which pulses are applied continuously, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied. The electrical pulses are preferably applied to the vagus nerve at a supradiaphragmatic location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Burke Barrett, Ramish K. Reddy, Mitchell S. Roslin
  • Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 6587719
    Abstract: A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence of a first period in which pulses are applied continuously, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied. The electrical pulses are preferably applied to the vagus nerve at a supradiaphragmatic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Cyberonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Burke Barrett, Ramish K. Reddy, Mitchell S. Roslin