Patents by Inventor Wayne M. Starkson

Wayne M. Starkson 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).

  • Medical lead with segmented electrodes
    Patent number: 10953221
    Abstract: An assembly for forming a medical lead includes a lead body, a plurality of electrical conductors extending about a longitudinal axis of the lead body, and at least one segmented electrode preform that includes an electrically conductive ring and an insulator portion within the electrically conductive ring. The electrically conductive ring includes a plurality of electrode portions and a plurality of raised portions that alternate continuously around the ring. Each of the plurality of electrode portions is continuous at a radius from a center of the electrically conductive ring that corresponds to an outer perimeter of the medical lead. The insulator portion has a plurality of projections each extending into a respective raised portion of the ring beyond a radius that corresponds to the outer perimeter of the medical lead. Each respective electrode portion is electrically coupled to a respective electrical conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Skubitz, Daniel C. Oster, Jacob Silverberg, Stephen L. Bolea, Jayesh R. Patel, Jeffrey M. Novotny, Justin M. Claus, Robert R. Rowe, Wayne M. Starkson
  • MEDICAL LEAD WITH SEGMENTED ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20190060633
    Abstract: An assembly for forming a medical lead includes a lead body, a plurality of electrical conductors extending about a longitudinal axis of the lead body, and at least one segmented electrode preform that includes an electrically conductive ring and an insulator portion within the electrically conductive ring. The electrically conductive ring includes a plurality of electrode portions and a plurality of raised portions that alternate continuously around the ring. Each of the plurality of electrode portions is continuous at a radius from a center of the electrically conductive ring that corresponds to an outer perimeter of the medical lead. The insulator portion has a plurality of projections each extending into a respective raised portion of the ring beyond a radius that corresponds to the outer perimeter of the medical lead. Each respective electrode portion is electrically coupled to a respective electrical conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Sean P. Skubitz, Daniel C. Oster, Jacob Silverberg, Stephen L. Bolea, Jayesh R. Patel, Jeffrey M. Novotny, Justin M. Claus, Robert R. Rowe, Wayne M. Starkson