ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,366, issued on July 29, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"ECAP sensing for high frequency neurostimulation" was invented by David A. Dinsmoor (North Oaks, Minn.), Christopher L. Pulliam (Plymouth, Minn.), Hank T. Bink (Golden Valley, Minn.) and Kristin N. Hageman (Dayton, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are disclosed for implementing the use of electrically evoked compound action potentials (ECAPs) to adaptively adjust parameters of high frequency electrical stimulation. In one example, a medical device delivers electrical stimulation therapy comprising a train of electrical stimulation pulses to a patien...