Pacesetter, Inc.

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

Richard P Williamson

Robert Jay Greenberg

Gabriel A Mouchawar

Xiaoyi Min

Ali Dianaty

Gene A Bornzin

Reza Shahandeh

Joseph H Schulman

Yongjian Wu

Lee Jay Mandell

Reza P Rassool

Samir Shah

Jorge N Amely-Velez

Thanh Tieu

Abraham N Seidman

Robert McCormick

William Winstrom

Brent Croft

John W Poore

Alexander Kent

Eric Steven Fain

Zoltan Somogyi

Mark Humayan

Kyungmoo Ryu

Jerry Ok

Thomas Flavian Strange

Xing Pei

Aaron T Raines

Gary R Dulak

Fady Dawoud

Anders Bjorling

Joseph Beauvais

Aditya Goil

Shiloh Sison

Avi Fischer

Leif Lychou

DeLea Peichel

Johan Dahlgren

Jorge N Amely Velez

The present invention is a container clip for securing a container to a pocket, including a clip body having a first end and an opposing second end. In some embodiments, the first end of the clip body terminating with a resilient U-shaped clip having two prongs configured for securing around a portion of the container in a common plane, each prong terminating at a distal end thereof at an inwardly-facing projection. In some embodiments, the second end of the clip body terminating at a token holder configured for holding a token having one of a plurality of different visual appearances. In some embodiments, the clip body curved downwardly away from the common plane of the U-shaped clip such that the container clip curves down around a top portion of the container.

Container clip

A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device ('IMD'). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The advertisement period and the scan period of the protocol are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles. When the external device detects one of the advertisement notices, the method includes establishing a communications link between the external device and the IMD.

Medical device and method for managing advertisement period

System and methods for establishing a communication session between an implantable medical device and an external device

A computer implemented method and system is provided for managing neural stimulation therapy. The method comprises under control of one or more processors configured with program instructions. The method delivers a series of candidate stimulation waveforms having varied stimulation intensities to at least one electrode located proximate to nervous tissue of interest. A parameter defines the candidate stimulation waveforms is changed to vary the stimulation intensity. The method identifies a first candidate stimulation waveform that induces a paresthesia-abatement effect, while continuing to induce a select analgesic effect. The method further identifies a second candidate stimulation waveform that does not induce the select analgesic effect. The method sets a stimulation therapy based on the first and second candidate stimulation waveforms.

System and method to managing stimulation of select A-beta fiber components

Methods, devices and program products are provided for determining an early battery depletion condition for a battery powered device. The method determines a charge consumption drawn externally from a battery cell by the device for a select period of time, obtains a measured cell voltage for the battery cell of the medical device, calculates a projected cell voltage based on the charge consumption and usage conditions, and declares an early depletion condition based on a relation between the measured and projected cell voltages.

Method and device for detecting early battery depletion condition

System and method to managing stimulation of select a-beta fiber components

System and method for managing stimulation of select A-beta fiber components

The present disclosure provides neurostimulation methods and system for deep brain stimulation. A neurostimulation system for deep brain stimulation includes a burr hole plug including a cover and a base, and at least one deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead extending through an aperture defined through the base, the at least one DBS lead including at least one DBS electrode configured to apply stimulation to a subject. The system further includes an implantable pulse generator (IPG), an extension electrically coupling the IPG to the at least one DBS lead, and an indifferent electrode positioned proximate the at least one DBS electrode to facilitate reducing an area between the indifferent electrode and the at least one DBS electrode.

Implantable neurostimulation systems and methods thereof

A system and method for confirming arrhythmias in an implantable cardiac stimulation device senses electrical events in an intracardiac signal and identifies a potential arrhythmia based on the electrical events. The electrical events may be depolarization events occurring in a heart, such as R-waves or P-waves. The electrical events are high pass filtered and analyzed to confirm or reject the electrical events. The confirmed electrical events are then analyzed to determine whether the electrical events indicate a heart arrhythmia. A therapy may then be applied to the heart for treating the arrhythmia.

System and method for confirming heart arrhythmia

A leadless implantable medical device (LIMD) includes a housing formed from a battery and an end cap. A proximal end of the end cap forms an LIMD proximal end and a distal end of the battery case forms an LIMD distal end. A non-conductive coupler mechanically secures a terminal end of the battery case to a mating end of the end cap, while maintaining the battery case and end cap electrically separated. A first electrode projects from the proximal end of the end cap. An intra-cardiac (IC) device extension projects from the distal end of the battery case. The extension includes a second electrode that is electrically connected to the battery case. The second electrode is located remote from the LIMD distal end. An electronics module is located within an internal cavity of the end cap and communicates with the first and second electrodes.

Leadless intra-cardiac medical device with reduced number of feed-thrus

The present invention is an implantable electrode array having electrodes with variable pitch and variable size. Electrode arrays of the prior art provide electrodes with a common spacing and size. However, this is not how the human body is arranged. As an example, the retina has closely spaced retinal receptors near the fovea. Those receptors are spaced farther apart, farther away from the fovea. Further, the amount of electrical current required to stimulate the perception of light increases with distance from the fovea. Hence, larger electrodes are required to transfer the necessary current farther away from the fovea.

Variable pitch electrode array

The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. By recording neural response to a predetermined input stimulus, one can alter that input stimulus to the needs of an individual patient. A minimum input stimulus is applied to a patient, followed by recording neural response in the vicinity of the input stimulus. By alternating stimulation and recording at gradually increasing levels, one can determine the minimum input that creates a neural response, thereby identifying the threshold stimulation level. One can further determine a maximum level by increasing stimulus until a predetermined maximum neural response is obtained.

Automatic fitting for a visual prosthesis

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Sherman Oaks, CA, United States of America

Richard P Williamson