Patents by Inventor Thomas SCHLAEPFER

Thomas SCHLAEPFER 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: 20220054822
    Abstract: A system for brain stimulation of a patient is provided, the system having an implantable stimulator, at least one sensor component for acquiring at least one measure indicative of patient's mood, and at least one implantable stimulation electrode, designed for providing electrical pulses stimulating inside the patient's brain. The at least one stimulation electrode is connectable, through an implantable connector, to the implantable stimulator, the implantable stimulator having at least one programmable channel for conducting the electrical stimulation pulses to the at least one stimulation electrode, and being adapted for receiving continuous input signals from the at the least one sensor component. The system also has a computational unit for processing the at least one measure, and a patient's body external control interface (5) for patient and/or physician interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Joern RICKERT, Martin SCHUETTLER, Volker A. COENEN, Thomas SCHLAEPFER, Michael TANGERMANN