Patents by Inventor Troy Sparks

Troy Sparks 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: 20120314919
    Abstract: A system and method for leadwire location may provide for recognition of the leadwire via analysis of a series of two-dimensional images that include representations of the leadwire, and/or determining an orientation of the leadwire with reference to a marker on the leadwire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Troy SPARKS, David Arthur BLUM, Scott KOKONES, Keith CARLTON, Hemant Sharad BOKIL
  • Publication number: 20120314923
    Abstract: A system and method for providing processable data associated with anatomical images may provide a user interface including a pivot and stem tool via which to align multiple images, a flashlight bar for viewing portions of an overlaid image, and/or user-movable markers for establishing a location of one or more anatomical landmarks with regions of one or more images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jordan BARNHORST, Keith CARLTON, Scott KOKONES, Troy SPARKS, Aaron Omar SHINN, Zhen ZENG
  • Patent number: 8326433
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a volume of activation (VOA) of a stimulation electrode leadwire may include a processor that calculates a VOA for each of a plurality of sets of parameter settings of the leadwire, stores in a database each of the calculated VOAs in association with the respective set of parameter settings for which it was calculated, performs a curve fitting on threshold values determined for a plurality of waveforms to obtain an equation, obtains a set of parameter settings of the leadwire for a stimulation, and determines a VOA for the obtained set of parameter settings based on the stored VOAs, for example, using the equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Intelect Medical, Inc., Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
    Inventors: David Arthur Blum, Keith Carlton, Alan Greszler, Scott Kokones, Troy Sparks, Christopher Butson
  • Publication number: 20120271376
    Abstract: A system and method for selection of stimulation parameters for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) may include a processor that displays in a display device and in relation to a displayed model of a leadwire including model electrodes, a current field corresponding to a first stimulation parameter set, provides a user interface for receipt of user input representing a shift of the current field, in response to the user input, moves, in the display device, the current field with respect to the displayed model, determines a second stimulation parameter set that results in the moved current field, and outputs the second stimulation parameter set and/or sets a stimulation device with the second stimulation parameter set, where the stimulation device is configured for performing a stimulation using the leadwire in accordance with the second stimulation parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott KOKONES, David Arthur BLUM, Keith CARLTON, Troy SPARKS
  • Publication number: 20120265267
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a volume of activation (VOA) of a stimulation electrode leadwire may include a processor that calculates a VOA for each of a plurality of sets of parameter settings of the leadwire, stores in a database each of the calculated VOAs in association with the respective set of parameter settings for which it was calculated, obtains a set of parameter settings of the leadwire for a stimulation, and determines a VOA for the obtained set of parameter settings based on the stored VOAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Arthur BLUM, Keith CARLTON, Alan GRESZLER, Scott KOKONES, Troy SPARKS
  • Publication number: 20110313487
    Abstract: A system and method for selection of stimulation parameters for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) may include a processor that displays in a display device and in relation to a displayed model of a leadwire including model electrodes, a current field corresponding to a first stimulation parameter set, provides a user interface for receipt of user input representing a shift of the current field, in response to the user input, moves, in the display device, the current field with respect to the displayed model, determines a second stimulation parameter set that results in the moved current field, and outputs the second stimulation parameter set and/or sets a stimulation device with the second stimulation parameter set, where the stimulation device is configured for performing a stimulation using the leadwire in accordance with the second stimulation parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: INTELECT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Kokones, David Arthur Blum, Keith Carlton, Troy Sparks
  • Publication number: 20100049276
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a volume of activation (VOA) of a stimulation electrode leadwire may include a processor that calculates a VOA for each of a plurality of sets of parameter settings of the leadwire, stores in a database each of the calculated VOAs in association with the respective set of parameter settings for which it was calculated, performs a curve fitting on threshold values determined for a plurality of waveforms to obtain an equation, obtains a set of parameter settings of the leadwire for a stimulation, and determines a VOA for the obtained set of parameter settings based on the stored VOAs, for example, using the equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicants: INTELLECT MEDICAL, INC., MEDICAL COLLEGE of WISCONSIN, INC.
    Inventors: David Arthur Blum, Keith Carlton, Alan Greszler, Scott Kokones, Troy Sparks, Christopher Butson
  • Publication number: 20090287273
    Abstract: A therapy tracking system and method may include a processor that obtains physiological information regarding a patient and a time period during which a deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy is conducted. The information may be organized into a plurality of sessions. The processor may arrange in a display device a separate representation of the information for each of at least a subset of the sessions, such that the sessions are presented in order of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTELECT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Carlton, Jordan Barnhorst, David Arthur Blum, Alan Greszler, Scott Kokones, Troy Sparks, Engin Erdogan, Brian James Hoffer, Arna Diana Ionescu, David Ari Lubensky
  • Publication number: 20090287272
    Abstract: A system and method for selection of stimulation parameters for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) may include a processor that displays in a display device and in relation to a displayed model of a leadwire including model electrodes, a current field corresponding to a first stimulation parameter set, provides a user interface for receipt of user input representing a shift of the current field, in response to the user input, moves, in the display device, the current field with respect to the displayed model, determines a second stimulation parameter set that results in the moved current field, and outputs the second stimulation parameter set and/or sets a stimulation device with the second stimulation parameter set, where the stimulation device is configured for performing a stimulation using the leadwire in accordance with the second stimulation parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTELECT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Kokones, David Arthur Blum, Keith Carlton, Troy Sparks
  • Publication number: 20090287271
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a volume of activation (VOA) of a stimulation electrode leadwire may include a processor that calculates a VOA for each of a plurality of sets of parameter settings of the leadwire, stores in a database each of the calculated VOAs in association with the respective set of parameter settings for which it was calculated, obtains a set of parameter settings of the leadwire for a stimulation, and determines a VOA for the obtained set of parameter settings based on the stored VOAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTELECT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Arthur BLUM, Keith CARLTON, Alan GRESZLER, Scott KOKONES, Troy SPARKS
  • Publication number: 20090287467
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying a volume of activation (VOA) may include a processor that displays via a display device a model of a portion of a patient anatomy that includes anatomical structures, displays via the display device and overlying the display of the model a VOA associated by the processor with a set of anatomical stimulation parameter settings, the display of the VOA, and graphically identifies interactions between the displayed VOA and a first subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation benefits and a second subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation side effects, where the graphical identifications differ depending on whether the interaction is with the first subset or the second subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTELLECT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Troy Sparks, Jordan Barnhorst, David Arthur Blum, Keith Carlton, Scott Kokones, Engin Erdogan, Brian James Hoffer, Arna Diana Ionescu, David Ari Lubensky