Patents by Inventor Scott G. Leyh

Scott G. Leyh 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).

  • Publication number: 20130166642
    Abstract: Systems and methods for communication between an implantable medical device and an external device. Data blocks are generated and transmitted between the implantable device and the external device. The data blocks include a first flag indicating whether the data block is a first data block in a message and when the data block is a subsequent data block in a multiple data block message. When the first flag indicates that the data block is a first data block in a message, the data block also contains a device ID, a command token, and message content. When the first flag indicates that the data block is a subsequent data block in a multiple data block message, the data block contains additional message content that is appended to message content from a previously received data block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Richard J. Polefko, David J. Howard, Scott G. Leyh, Steven E. Wilder
  • Publication number: 20130060299
    Abstract: A stimulation system, such as a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, having a programmer for identifying an area for electrical stimulation to treat a patient. The programmer includes a communication interface, a display screen, and a user interface. The communication interface communicates with the electrical stimulation generator to generate electrical stimulation and the display screen displays a patient model. The user interface receives user input identifying an area of pain on the patient model via a selection of the area of the body part. The programmer then associates the area of pain identified with a spinal column location, and displays on the display screen a suggested medical lead position and/or a suggested stimulation area on an image of a spinal column based on the step of associating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Richard J. Polefko, Steven E. Wilder, Scott G. Leyh
  • Publication number: 20130060300
    Abstract: A stimulation system, such as a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, for storing position information of an implanted medical lead implanted in a patient. A communication unit is configured to receive, from a first programmer, position data that indicates an actual position of the implanted medical lead with respect to a spinal column of the patient and an anatomically correct image of the spinal column. The communication unit is further configured to forward the position data, and to transmit both to a second programmer. The second programmer is then able to display a representation of the implanted medical lead on the anatomically correct image in an anatomically correct location and in an actual orientation based on the position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Richard J. Polefko, Steven E. Wilder, Scott G. Leyh
  • Publication number: 20130060301
    Abstract: A stimulation system, such as a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, having a programmer with a user interface. The programmer determines a position of an implanted medical lead with respect to a patient's spinal column. The programmer overlays the medical lead, an initial stimulation field, and an initial target stimulation area within the initial stimulation field on an image of the spinal column. A user enters, via the user interface, graphical manipulations of displayed boundaries of the initial stimulation field and the initial target stimulation area. The graphical manipulations of the stimulation field and the target stimulation field are independent of each other and they may move and/or alter the shape of the boundaries. The programmer then determines stimulation parameters to drive the implanted medical lead to generate the displayed stimulation field and target stimulation field as manipulated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Richard J. Polefko, Steven E. Wilder, Scott G. Leyh
  • Publication number: 20120310300
    Abstract: A stimulation system, such as a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, having a programmer and a patient feedback device for establishing a protocol to treat a patient. The programmer uses a computer assisted stimulation programming procedure for establishing the protocol. Also described are methods of treating a patient with a spinal cord stimulation system including the programmer and the patient feedback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Norbert Kaula, Yohannes Iyassu, Richard J. Polefko, Steven E. Wilder, Scott G. Leyh