Patents by Inventor Tommy Akkila

Tommy Akkila 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).

  • System and method for operating an implantable medical device through radio frequency signals
    Patent number: 10124176
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) may include a communication module, a therapy control module, a firmware control module, and a service application. The communication module is configured to wirelessly communicate over an RF link with an external device. The therapy control module is configured to deliver therapy to the patient, and may include a reprogrammable therapy logic circuit configured to operate the therapy control module in a reprogrammable mode of operation, and base-therapy state machine (BTSM) logic circuit configured to operate the therapy control module in a base therapy mode of operation. The firmware control module may include CPU and a memory. The service application may be stored in the memory. The firmware control module is configured to launch the service application, and the BTSM logic circuit provides a base level of sensing and pacing therapy while the communications module in parallel maintains the RF link with the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjian Wu, Eric Husky, David Doudna, Chao-wen Young, Min Yang, Robert Romano, Tommy Akkila, Goran Budgifvars, Eduardo Serrano
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE THROUGH RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20150057717
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) may include a communication module, a therapy control module, a firmware control module, and a service application. The communication module is configured to wirelessly communicate over an RF link with an external device. The therapy control module is configured to deliver therapy to the patient, and may include a reprogrammable therapy logic circuit configured to operate the therapy control module in a reprogrammable mode of operation, and base-therapy state machine (BTSM) logic circuit configured to operate the therapy control module in a base therapy mode of operation. The firmware control module may include CPU and a memory. The service application may be stored in the memory. The firmware control module is configured to launch the service application, and the BTSM logic circuit provides a base level of sensing and pacing therapy while the communications module in parallel maintains the RF link with the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjian Wu, Eric Husky, David Doudna, Chao-wen Young, Min Yang, Robert Romano, Tommy Akkila, Goran Budgifvars, Eduardo Serrano