Patents by Inventor Shannon Collins

Shannon Collins 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).

  • Increasing dynamic range of stimulation control
    Patent number: 11173312
    Abstract: Techniques for configuring electrical stimulation therapy parameters is described. Based on user input, processing circuitry may keep a first therapy parameter substantially constant and increase a value of a second therapy parameter until increasing the second therapy parameter further causes the second therapy parameter to be bigger than threshold value. The processing circuitry may adjust the second therapy parameter value and adjust the first therapy parameter value. Prior to adjustment, the first and second therapy parameters set a first intensity, and after adjustment, the first and second therapy parameters set a second intensity that is greater than or equal to the first intensity. The processing circuitry causes delivery of therapy at the second intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gryzwa, Farshad Esnaashari, Scott Hawkins, Hector Cantua, Shannon Collins
  • INCREASING DYNAMIC RANGE OF STIMULATION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20200306549
    Abstract: Techniques for configuring electrical stimulation therapy parameters is described. Based on user input, processing circuitry may keep a first therapy parameter substantially constant and increase a value of a second therapy parameter until increasing the second therapy parameter further causes the second therapy parameter to be bigger than threshold value. The processing circuitry may adjust the second therapy parameter value and adjust the first therapy parameter value. Prior to adjustment, the first and second therapy parameters set a first intensity, and after adjustment, the first and second therapy parameters set a second intensity that is greater than or equal to the first intensity. The processing circuitry causes delivery of therapy at the second intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Gryzwa, Farshad Esnaashari, Scott Hawkins, Hector Cantua, Shannon Collins