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Granted Patent B2
US 12,201,829 · App. 17/379,928 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Stimulation apparatus

Inventors: Christopher Linden (Vista, CA); Andre Castillo (Encinitas, CA); Logan Palmer (Santa Monica, CA); Ji-Jon Sit (Singapore, SG); Daniel M. Pivonka (Del Mar, CA); Lakshmi Narayan Mishra (Carlsbad, CA); James C. Makous (Carlsbad, CA); Lee Fason Hartley (Carlsbad, CA); James C. Lee (Carlsbad, CA); J. Christopher Flaherty (Auburndale, FL)
Assignee: Nalu Medical, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,201,829
App. No.
17/379,928
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical apparatus for a patient comprises an external system and an implantable system. The external system is configured to transmit one or more transmission signals, each transmission signal comprising at least power or data. The implantable system is configured to receive the one or more transmission signals from the external system, and to deliver stimulation energy to the patient. Methods of delivering stimulation energy are also provided.

Claims (40)

1. A medical apparatus for a patient, comprising:

an implantable device comprising:

at least one stimulation element configured to deliver stimulation energy to the patient; and

control structure configured to control the at least one stimulation element;

a first external device comprising a user interface including a patient posture interface configured to receive user input to change a stimulation program based on the patient position; and

a second external device communicably coupled to the first external device via a first communication link and to the implantable device via a second, different communication link,

wherein the second external device is configured to transmit data to the implantable device via the second communication link to change the stimulation program based on the user input, the data comprising a command to deliver the stimulation energy based on the changed stimulation program, and

wherein the first external device is further configured to monitor, via the first communication link, the second communication link between the second external device and the implantable device.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the patient posture interface comprises one or more user input components configured to enable the user to manually indicate when the patient is in an upright or a supine position.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second external device comprises:

an antenna configured to transmit the data to the implantable device via the second communication link

a transmitter configured to drive the at least one antenna;

a power supply configured to provide power to at least the transmitter; and

a controller configured to control the transmitter.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the second external device is configured to automatically detect when the patient is in an upright or a supine position.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the user interface comprises an icon configured to indicate when the patient position is automatically detected by the second external device.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a user can manually change the patient position when the patient position detected by the second external device is incorrect.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the second external device is configured to recalibrate one or more posture vectors in response to a manual change of the patient position by the user.

8. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the implantable device further comprises an antenna configured to receive the transmission signal from the second external device via the second communication link, and the apparatus further comprises a positioning tool for one or more of positioning and repositioning the second external device on the patient's skin, wherein the tool includes alignment markings corresponding to multiple positions of placement of the second external device in the positioning tool, each of the positions resulting in sufficient alignment between the antenna of the second external device and the antenna of the implantable device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the positioning tool comprises at least one replaceable skin attachment patch.

10. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the implantable device-further comprises:

an antenna configured to receive the transmission signal from the second external device via the second communication link; and

a receiver configured to receive the transmission signal from the antenna.

11. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the second external device comprises a sensor configured to provide a signal based on the patient position.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the apparatus is configured to debounce the signal provided by the sensor.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first external device comprises a portable computer, a laptop, a cell phone, or a tablet.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second external device is configured to be removably positioned on or near the patient's skin.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a positioning tool for attaching the second external device to the patient.

17. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the user input to change the stimulation program comprises an indication that the patient has moved from an upright position to a supine position or from the supine position to the upright position.

18. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the user input to change the stimulation program comprises a modification of one or more stimulation program parameters.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the one or more stimulation program parameters is one or more of a stimulation rate, a stimulation pulse width, and a stimulation amplitude.

20. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control structure comprises a state machine configured to generate stimulation pulses.

21. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication link comprises a near field communication (NFC) network, and RFID network, or a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) network.

22. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second communication link comprises an RFID network.

23. The apparatus according to claim 22 further comprising a charging device configured to communicate with the second external device via a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network to charge a power supply of the second external device.

24. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second external device is further configured to transmit power to the implantable device.

25. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a third external device communicably coupled to the second external device via a third communication link.

26. The apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein the user interface is a first user interface and the patient posture interface is a first patient posture interface, and wherein the third external device comprises a second user interface including a second patient posture interface configured to receive user input to change the stimulation program.

27. The apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein the first external device is a clinician programmer and the third external device is a patient programmer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2021
From: LINDEN, CHRISTOPHER; CASTILLO, ANDRE; PALMER, LOGAN; SIT, JI-JON; PIVONKA, DANIEL M.; MISHRA, LAKSHMI NARAYAN; MAKOUS, JAMES C.; HARTLEY, LEE FASON; LEE, JAMES C.; FLAHERTY, J. CHRISTOPHER
To: NALU MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 056906/0776 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16672921 · Nov 4, 2019
Continuation PCTUS2018031904 · May 9, 2018
Provisional Application 62652449 · Apr 4, 2018
Provisional Application 62555557 · Sep 7, 2017
Provisional Application 62503772 · May 9, 2017
Related Publication 20220176108A1 · Jun 9, 2022
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