Patents by Inventor William Conrad Stoffregen
William Conrad Stoffregen 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).
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Patent number: 10905883Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting electrical stimulation parameters for an electrical stimulation device implanted in a patient can use an iterative process for identifying electrodes for stimulation, as well as suitable stimulation parameters. The process begins with an initial set of electrode combinations to identify regions of the nerve or other tissue for stimulation. This leads to selection of other electrode combinations to test, followed by the selection of multiple electrode groups (which can include three or more electrodes) for stimulation.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATIONInventors: Bryan Allen Clark, William Conrad Stoffregen, Michael X. Govea, Craig M. Stolen, David J. Ternes, David Blum, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Stephen B. Ruble
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Patent number: 10576285Abstract: An example of a system for modulating blood pressure may include a blood pressure monitoring circuit, a blood pressure modulation device, and a control circuit. The blood pressure monitoring circuit may be configured to sense signals and generate one or more blood pressure parameters indicative of the blood pressure and/or a vascular resistance and one or more activity parameters indicative of an activity level and/or a postural change using the sensed signals. The blood pressure modulation device may be configured to deliver a therapy modulating the blood pressure. The control circuit may be configured to control the therapy using therapy parameters, receive the one or more blood pressure parameters and the one or more activity parameters, analyze changes in the one or more blood pressure parameters that are correlated to changes in the one or more activity parameters, and adjust the therapy parameters using an outcome of the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation CorporationInventors: Elizabeth Mary Annoni, Kyle Harish Srivastava, Craig Stolen, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Bradley Lawrence Hershey, Stephen B. Ruble, William Conrad Stoffregen, Bryan Allen Clark
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Patent number: 10493269Abstract: An electrical stimulation lead includes at least one lead body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a longitudinal length. The lead further includes a paddle body extending from the distal end portion of the at least one lead body, electrodes disposed along the paddle body, terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the at least one lead body, and conductors electrically coupling the terminals to the electrodes. The lead further includes an anchoring device threadably disposed in at least a portion of the paddle body. The anchoring device has a head element and a tissue-engagement element fixed to the head element such that actuation of the head element urges the tissue-engagement element away from or toward the paddle body.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATIONInventors: William Conrad Stoffregen, Michael X. Govea, Bryan Allen Clark
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Patent number: 10485969Abstract: An electrical stimulation lead includes a stimulation cuff having an exterior surface and an interior surface that defines a nerve channel having a nerve channel axis. A plurality of electrodes are disposed on the interior surface of the cuff. A longitudinal opening extends through the cuff and further extends along an entire length of the cuff, wherein the opening is operable to receive a target nerve from a region outside of the cuff to within the nerve channel. A mount is disposed on the exterior surface of the cuff and radially offset from the nerve channel axis. A lead body is radially offset from the nerve channel axis and a plurality of conductors extend through the lead body, mount and cuff, with the plurality of conductors electrically coupled to the electrodes. The electrical stimulation lead may include a plurality of slots to permit tissue ingrowth.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATIONInventors: Michael X. Govea, William George Orinski, William Conrad Stoffregen
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Patent number: 10136936Abstract: A medical device may include a stimulation member configured to apply a stimulus to a nerve that is configured to control a contraction of an airway distal to the nerve, and a measurement member configured to measure an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The medical device also may include an energy delivery element configured to deliver energy to tissue defining the airway to reduce an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The energy delivery element may be disposed at or distally of the stimulation member.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Bryan Allen Clark, Aiden Flanagan, Michael Eppihimer, William Conrad Stoffregen, Juan Gabriel Hincapie Ordonez
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Publication number: 20180200513Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to electrically modulate a patient's pineal gland to control release of melatonin from the pineal gland and regulate melatonin levels of the patient, the electrically modulating the patient's pineal gland including delivering a neuromodulation waveform using at least one electrode to modulate a superior cervical ganglion or ganglia.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Kyle Harish Srivastava, Bryan Allen Clark, William Conrad Stoffregen
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Publication number: 20180154156Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting electrical stimulation parameters for an electrical stimulation device implanted in a patient can use an iterative process for identifying electrodes for stimulation, as well as suitable stimulation parameters. The process begins with an initial set of electrode combinations to identify regions of the nerve or other tissue for stimulation. This leads to selection of other electrode combinations to test, followed by the selection of multiple electrode groups (which can include three or more electrodes) for stimulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Bryan Allen Clark, William Conrad Stoffregen, Michael X. Govea, Craig M. Stolen, David J. Ternes, David Blum, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Stephen B. Ruble
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Publication number: 20180153605Abstract: A medical device may include a stimulation member configured to apply a stimulus to a nerve that is configured to control a contraction of an airway distal to the nerve, and a measurement member configured to measure an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The medical device also may include an energy delivery element configured to deliver energy to tissue defining the airway to reduce an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The energy delivery element may be disposed at or distally of the stimulation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Bryan Allen CLARK, Aiden FLANAGAN, Michael EPPIHIMER, William Conrad STOFFREGEN, Juan Gabriel HINCAPIE ORDONEZ
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Publication number: 20180133480Abstract: An example of a system for modulating blood pressure may include a blood pressure monitoring circuit, a blood pressure modulation device, and a control circuit. The blood pressure monitoring circuit may be configured to sense signals and generate one or more blood pressure parameters indicative of the blood pressure and/or a vascular resistance and one or more activity parameters indicative of an activity level and/or a postural change using the sensed signals. The blood pressure modulation device may be configured to deliver a therapy modulating the blood pressure. The control circuit may be configured to control the therapy using therapy parameters, receive the one or more blood pressure parameters and the one or more activity parameters, analyze changes in the one or more blood pressure parameters that are correlated to changes in the one or more activity parameters, and adjust the therapy parameters using an outcome of the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Elizabeth Mary Annoni, Kyle Harish Srivastava, Craig Stolen, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Bradley Lawrence Hershey, Stephen B. Ruble, William Conrad Stoffregen, Bryan Allen Clark
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Patent number: 9901384Abstract: A medical device may include a stimulation member configured to apply a stimulus to a nerve that is configured to control a contraction of an airway distal to the nerve, and a measurement member configured to measure an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The medical device also may include an energy delivery element configured to deliver energy to tissue defining the airway to reduce an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The energy delivery element may be disposed at or distally of the stimulation member.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Bryan Allen Clark, Aiden Flanagan, Michael Eppihimer, William Conrad Stoffregen, Juan Gabriel Hincapie Ordonez
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Publication number: 20170348522Abstract: An electrical stimulation lead includes at least one lead body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a longitudinal length. The lead further includes a paddle body extending from the distal end portion of the at least one lead body, electrodes disposed along the paddle body, terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the at least one lead body, and conductors electrically coupling the terminals to the electrodes. The lead further includes an anchoring device threadably disposed in at least a portion of the paddle body. The anchoring device has a head element and a tissue-engagement element fixed to the head element such that actuation of the head element urges the tissue-engagement element away from or toward the paddle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: William Conrad Stoffregen, Michael X. Govea, Bryan Allen Clark
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Publication number: 20170239462Abstract: An electrical stimulation lead includes a stimulation cuff having an exterior surface and an interior surface that defines a nerve channel having a nerve channel axis. A plurality of electrodes are disposed on the interior surface of the cuff. A longitudinal opening extends through the cuff and further extends along an entire length of the cuff, wherein the opening is operable to receive a target nerve from a region outside of the cuff to within the nerve channel. A mount is disposed on the exterior surface of the cuff and radially offset from the nerve channel axis. A lead body is radially offset from the nerve channel axis and a plurality of conductors extend through the lead body, mount and cuff, with the plurality of conductors electrically coupled to the electrodes. The electrical stimulation lead may include a plurality of slots to permit tissue ingrowth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Michael X. Govea, William George Orinski, William Conrad Stoffregen
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Publication number: 20160287307Abstract: A medical device may include a stimulation member configured to apply a stimulus to a nerve that is configured to control a contraction of an airway distal to the nerve, and a measurement member configured to measure an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The medical device also may include an energy delivery element configured to deliver energy to tissue defining the airway to reduce an effect of the stimulus on the airway. The energy delivery element may be disposed at or distally of the stimulation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Bryan Allen CLARK, Aiden FLANAGAN, Michael EPPIHIMER, William Conrad STOFFREGEN, Juan Gabriel HINCAPIE ORDONEZ
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Publication number: 20130296965Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first stimulation circuit and a control circuit. The stimulation circuit is configured to be electrically coupled to a first electrode assembly that is configured to deliver electrical sub-myocardial activation stimulation to a coronary baroreceptor from a location within a left atrial appendage of a heart. The stimulation circuit is further configured to generate the electrical stimulation for delivery to the coronary baroreceptor via the first electrode assembly. The control circuit is wirelessly or conductively coupled to the first stimulation circuit and is configured to control delivery of the electrical stimulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Mokelke, Allan C. Shuros, Jason J. Hamann, William Conrad Stoffregen