Patents by Inventor Ryan Michael Baca

Ryan Michael Baca 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).

  • Electrical stimulation leads and systems with anchoring units having struts and methods of making and using
    Patent number: 9649489
    Abstract: An anchoring unit is disposed on a lead body of an electrical stimulation lead. The anchoring unit has a first end and a second end and includes a first attachment ring disposed at the first end, a second attachment ring disposed at the second end, and longitudinal struts extending linearly between, and coupled to, the first and second attachment rings. At least a portion of each longitudinal strut rests against the lead body in a retracted position, and each anchoring unit has a deployed position in which the first and second attachment rings are positioned closer together with the longitudinal struts extending away from the lead body to contact patient tissue and anchor the lead within the patient tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: David Ernest Wechter, John M. Barker, Jacob B. Leven, Ryan Michael Baca
  • ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEADS AND SYSTEMS WITH ANCHORING UNITS HAVING STRUTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
    Publication number: 20150343199
    Abstract: An anchoring unit is disposed on a lead body of an electrical stimulation lead. The anchoring unit has a first end and a second end and includes a first attachment ring disposed at the first end, a second attachment ring disposed at the second end, and longitudinal struts extending linearly between, and coupled to, the first and second attachment rings. At least a portion of each longitudinal strut rests against the lead body in a retracted position, and each anchoring unit has a deployed position in which the first and second attachment rings are positioned closer together with the longitudinal struts extending away from the lead body to contact patient tissue and anchor the lead within the patient tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: David Ernest Wechter, John M. Barker, Jacob B. Leven, Ryan Michael Baca