Patents by Inventor William F. Kaemmerer

William F. Kaemmerer 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).

  • Patent number: 11648398
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using an efficacy map comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. In some examples, the efficacy map is selected from a plurality of stored efficacy maps based on a patient condition, one or more patient symptoms, or both the patient condition and one or more patient symptoms. In addition, in some examples, voxels of the efficacy map are assigned respective values that are associated with a clinical rating scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Siddharth Dani, Timothy J. Denison, William F. Kaemmerer, Shahram Malekkhosravi, Eric J. Panken, Brandon Zingsheim
  • Patent number: 11628302
    Abstract: A medical device may receive sensor data from sensing sources, and determine confidence levels for sensor data received from each of the plurality of sensing sources. Each of the confidence levels of the sensor data from each of the sensing sources is a measure of accuracy of the sensor data received from respective sensing sources. The medical device may also determine one or more therapy parameter values based on the determined confidence levels, and cause delivery of therapy based on the determined one or more therapy parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Duane L. Bourget, Timothy J. Denison, Eric J. Panken, Scott R. Stanslaski
  • Patent number: 11040205
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi
  • Publication number: 20200406040
    Abstract: A medical device may receive sensor data from sensing sources, and determine confidence levels for sensor data received from each of the plurality of sensing sources. Each of the confidence levels of the sensor data from each of the sensing sources is a measure of accuracy of the sensor data received from respective sensing sources. The medical device may also determine one or more therapy parameter values based on the determined confidence levels, and cause delivery of therapy based on the determined one or more therapy parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Duane L. Bourget, Timothy J. Denison, Eric J. Panken, Scott R. Stanslaski
  • Patent number: 10799700
    Abstract: A medical device may receive sensor data from sensing sources, and determine confidence levels for sensor data received from each of the plurality of sensing sources. Each of the confidence levels of the sensor data from each of the sensing sources is a measure of accuracy of the sensor data received from respective sensing sources. The medical device may also determine one or more therapy parameter values based on the determined confidence levels, and cause delivery of therapy based on the determined one or more therapy parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Duane L. Bourget, Timothy J. Denison, Eric J. Panken, Scott R. Stanslaski
  • Publication number: 20200164212
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using an efficacy map comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. In some examples, the efficacy map is selected from a plurality of stored efficacy maps based on a patient condition, one or more patient symptoms, or both the patient condition and one or more patient symptoms. In addition, in some examples, voxels of the efficacy map are assigned respective values that are associated with a clinical rating scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Siddharth Dani, Timothy J. Denison, William F. Kaemmerer, Shahram Malekkhosravi, Eric J. Panken, Brandon Zingsheim
  • Patent number: 10583293
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using an efficacy map comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. In some examples, the efficacy map is selected from a plurality of stored efficacy maps based on a patient condition, one or more patient symptoms, or both the patient condition and one or more patient symptoms. In addition, in some examples, voxels of the efficacy map are assigned respective values that are associated with a clinical rating scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Siddharth Dani, Timothy J. Denison, William F. Kaemmerer, Shahram Malekkhosravi, Eric J. Panken, Brandon Zingsheim
  • Patent number: 10441792
    Abstract: A therapeutic window for at least one electrode of a medical system may be determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by electrical stimulation delivered by the at least one electrode. In some examples, a processor determines the therapeutic window for a particular electrode by at least determining an efficacy threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the efficacy threshold, and determining an adverse-effects threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the adverse-effects threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: William F. Kaemmerer
  • Publication number: 20190111266
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi
  • Publication number: 20190038902
    Abstract: A medical device may receive sensor data from sensing sources, and determine confidence levels for sensor data received from each of the plurality of sensing sources. Each of the confidence levels of the sensor data from each of the sensing sources is a measure of accuracy of the sensor data received from respective sensing sources. The medical device may also determine one or more therapy parameter values based on the determined confidence levels, and cause delivery of therapy based on the determined one or more therapy parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Duane L. Bourget, Timothy J. Denison, Eric J. Panken, Scott R. Stanslaski
  • Patent number: 10188863
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi
  • Publication number: 20180369590
    Abstract: A therapeutic window for at least one electrode of a medical system may be determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by electrical stimulation delivered by the at least one electrode. In some examples, a processor determines the therapeutic window for a particular electrode by at least determining an efficacy threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the efficacy threshold, and determining an adverse-effects threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the adverse-effects threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: William F. Kaemmerer
  • Patent number: 10086203
    Abstract: A therapeutic window for at least one electrode of a medical system may be determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by electrical stimulation delivered by the at least one electrode. In some examples, a processor determines the therapeutic window for a particular electrode by at least determining an efficacy threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the efficacy threshold, and determining an adverse-effects threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the adverse-effects threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: William F. Kaemmerer
  • Publication number: 20180104495
    Abstract: A therapeutic window for at least one electrode of a medical system may be determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by electrical stimulation delivered by the at least one electrode. In some examples, a processor determines the therapeutic window for a particular electrode by at least determining an efficacy threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the efficacy threshold, and determining an adverse-effects threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the adverse-effects threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: William F. Kaemmerer
  • Patent number: 9861821
    Abstract: A therapeutic window for at least one electrode of a medical system may be determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by electrical stimulation delivered by the at least one electrode. In some examples, a processor determines the therapeutic window for a particular electrode by at least determining an efficacy threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the efficacy threshold, and determining an adverse-effects threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the adverse-effects threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: William F. Kaemmerer
  • Publication number: 20170056663
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes selecting, by one or more processors and based on a representation of sensed electrical signals for a particular patient and a plurality of representations of sensed electrical signals for a plurality of other patients, a combination of electrodes of a plurality of combinations of one or more implantable electrodes for delivery of electrical stimulation to the particular patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Siddharth Dani, Allison T. Connolly
  • Publication number: 20160375253
    Abstract: A therapeutic window for at least one electrode of a medical system may be determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by electrical stimulation delivered by the at least one electrode. In some examples, a processor determines the therapeutic window for a particular electrode by at least determining an efficacy threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the efficacy threshold, and determining an adverse-effects threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the adverse-effects threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: William F. Kaemmerer
  • Patent number: 9498628
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes selecting, by one or more processors and based on a representation of sensed electrical signals for a particular patient and a plurality of representations of sensed electrical signals for a plurality of other patients, a combination of electrodes of a plurality of combinations of one or more implantable electrodes for delivery of electrical stimulation to the particular patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Siddharth Dani, Allison T. Connolly
  • Patent number: 9457188
    Abstract: A therapeutic window for at least one electrode of a medical system may be determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by electrical stimulation delivered by the at least one electrode. In some examples, a processor determines the therapeutic window for a particular electrode by at least determining an efficacy threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the efficacy threshold, and determining an adverse-effects threshold based on the VTA expected to result from the delivery of electrical stimulation according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values including the stimulation parameter at the adverse-effects threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: William F. Kaemmerer
  • Publication number: 20160250476
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system evaluates a therapy program based on a score determined based on a volume of tissue expected to be activated (“VTA”) by therapy delivery according to the therapy program. The score may be determined using a three-dimensional (3D) grid comprising a plurality of voxels that are each assigned a value. The processor may register the VTA with the 3D grid and determine the score for the therapy program based on the values assigned to voxels with which the VTA overlaps. One or more therapy programs for electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., deep brain stimulation) may be selected based on the scores determined based on the 3D grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: William F. Kaemmerer, Maciej T. Lazarewicz, Gabriela C. Molnar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi