公开(公告)号：US08447408B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US13087885

申请日：2011-04-15

申请人： Richard B. North ,  Jeffrey M. Sieracki

发明人： Richard B. North ,  Jeffrey M. Sieracki

IPC分类号： A61N1/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/37247 ,  A61N1/36071

摘要： A user, such as a clinician or the patient, uses a control device to manipulate at least one neurostimulation parameter. A mapping system uses a calibrated map to map the directional output of the control device to values of at least one stimulation parameter to allow the user to intuitively control the value of the parameter. In some embodiments, where a stimulation device is used to deliver spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy for example, the user manipulates a parameter to effect the location and/or strength of paresthesia experienced by the patient. In exemplary embodiments, the parameter values are combinations of electrodes, and the mapping system selects electrode combinations based on the output of the control device such that a direction of movement of paresthesia experienced by the patient corresponds to a direction of manipulation of a directional controller of the control device. The mapping system may calibrate the map based on patient paresthesia information received from a user.

摘要翻译： 诸如临床医生或患者的使用者使用控制装置来操纵至少一种神经刺激参数。 映射系统使用经校准的映射将控制设备的方向输出映射到至少一个刺激参数的值，以允许用户直观地控制参数的值。 在一些实施方案中，例如，当使用刺激装置递送脊髓刺激（SCS）治疗时，用户操纵参数以影响患者经历的感觉异常的位置和/或强度。 在示例性实施例中，参数值是电极的组合，并且映射系统基于控制装置的输出来选择电极组合，使得患者经历的感觉异常的移动方向对应于方向控制器的操纵方向 控制装置。 映射系统可以基于从用户接收的患者感觉异常信息来校准地图。

公开(公告)号：US08407028B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-26

申请号：US13049867

申请日：2011-03-16

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G10L25/00

摘要： Signal characteristics, or signatures, defined by one or more forms of energy being transferred during the commission of an activity are captured in dimensionally-reduced numerical sequences. Dimensionality reduction is achieved such that reduced data acquired during a detection phase can be directly compared with such reduced data produced during system training. Activities, events, human identities and so on can be identified through such direct comparison. Dimensionality reduction, such as through sparse approximation or simultaneous sparse approximation, may produce combinations of scaled prototype functions. Such combinations or their parametric representations compactly describe the signal characteristics for purposes of discovering new activity signatures, of extracting test signals from a set of measurements and of comparing sets for purposes of detection and classification.

摘要翻译： 由维度活动中转移的一种或多种形式的能量定义的信号特征或签名被捕获在尺寸减小的数字序列中。 实现尺寸减小，使得在检测阶段获得的减少的数据可以直接与在系统训练期间产生的这种减少的数据进行比较。 通过这种直接比较可以确定活动，事件，人身特征等。 尺寸减小，例如通过稀疏近似或同时稀疏近似，可以产生缩放的原型功能的组合。 这些组合或其参数化表示紧凑地描述信号特征，用于发现新的活动签名，从一组测量中提取测试信号，以及为了检测和分类的目的比较集合。

公开(公告)号：US20100016752A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-21

申请号：US12466114

申请日：2009-05-14

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

IPC分类号： A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/0488

CPC分类号： G10L13/00 ,  G10L2021/0575

摘要： A system and method are provided for automatically correlating neurological activity to a predetermined physiological response. The system includes at least one sensor operable to sense signals indicative of the neurological activity, and a processing engine coupled to the sensor. The processing engine is operable in a first system mode to execute a simultaneous sparse approximation jointly upon a group of signals sensed by the sensor to generate signature information corresponding to the predetermined physiological response. The system further includes a detector coupled to the sensors, which is operable in a second system mode to monitor the sensed signals. The detector generates upon selective detection according to the signature information a control signal for actuating a control action according to the predetermined physiological response.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将神经活动与预定生理反应自动相关联的系统和方法。 该系统包括至少一个可操作以感测指示神经活动的信号的传感器，以及耦合到该传感器的处理引擎。 处理引擎可以在第一系统模式下操作，以一致地执行由传感器感测的一组信号的同时稀疏近似，以产生对应于预定生理响应的签名信息。 该系统还包括耦合到传感器的检测器，其可在第二系统模式下操作以监测所感测的信号。 所述检测器根据所述签名信息根据所述预定生理响应来启动控制动作的控制信号，根据所述签名信息进行选择性检测。

公开(公告)号：US07216000B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-08

申请号：US10696781

申请日：2003-10-29

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki ,  Richard B. North

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki ,  Richard B. North

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/37247 ,  A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/36071

摘要： A user, such as a clinician or the patient, uses a control device to manipulate at least one neurostimulation parameter. A mapping system uses a calibrated map to map the directional output of the control device to values of at least one stimulation parameter to allow the user to intuitively control the value of the parameter. In some embodiments, where a stimulation device is used to deliver spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy for example, the user manipulates a parameter to effect the location and/or strength of paresthesia experienced by the patient. In exemplary embodiments, the parameter values are combinations of electrodes, and the mapping system selects electrode combinations based on the output of the control device such that a direction of movement of paresthesia experienced by the patient corresponds to a direction of manipulation of a directional controller of the control device. The mapping system may calibrate the map based on patient paresthesia information received from a user.

摘要翻译： 诸如临床医生或患者的使用者使用控制装置来操纵至少一种神经刺激参数。 映射系统使用经校准的映射将控制设备的方向输出映射到至少一个刺激参数的值，以允许用户直观地控制参数的值。 在一些实施方案中，例如，当使用刺激装置递送脊髓刺激（SCS）治疗时，用户操纵参数以影响患者经历的感觉异常的位置和/或强度。 在示例性实施例中，参数值是电极的组合，并且映射系统基于控制装置的输出来选择电极组合，使得患者经历的感觉异常的移动方向对应于方向控制器的操纵方向 控制装置。 映射系统可以基于从用户接收的患者感觉异常信息来校准地图。

公开(公告)号：US07146219B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-05

申请号：US10696778

申请日：2003-10-29

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki ,  Richard B. North

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki ,  Richard B. North

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/37247 ,  A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/36071

摘要： A programming device compares filter information to information that describes possible combinations of the electrodes within an electrode set implanted in a patient. The filter information describes at least one characteristic of valid, e.g., desired, electrode combinations, and in exemplary embodiments, is received from a user, e.g., a clinician, via a user interface of the programming device. The filter information can describe a number of electrodes in valid combinations, a fixed polarity for an electrode for valid combinations, or relational characteristics of the electrodes of valid combinations. The comparison process may be iterative. The programming device identifies a subset of the possible electrode combinations based on the comparison. By identifying the valid subset of electrode combinations based on the filter information, the programming device may reduce the amount of clinician and patient time required to program an implantable neurostimulator.

公开(公告)号：US10235592B1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15824684

申请日：2017-11-28

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

IPC分类号： G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/00

摘要： A method and system are provided for parallactically synced acquisition of images about a common target from mutually displaced imaging positions. At least first and second imaging devices are disposed respectively at first and second imaging positions. The first imaging device is actuated to acquire a first image with a target of interest disposed at a predetermined relative position within a field of view thereof. The second imaging device is actuated to acquire a second image with the target of interest disposed within a field of view thereof. A target feature finder is executed in a processor to detect the target of interest within the second image. A plurality of user prompts are generated at the second imaging device responsive to detection of the target of interest in the second image. The user prompts include: visual indicia adaptively applied to the second image to visually distinguish the target of interest, and orientation correction alerts adaptively generated to guide angular displacement of the second imaging device to situate the target of interest at the predetermined relative position within its field of view.

公开(公告)号：US09886945B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US14218650

申请日：2014-03-18

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

IPC分类号： G06K9/62 ,  G10L15/06 ,  G10L15/08

CPC分类号： G10L15/063 ,  G06K9/4609 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/6249 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L17/06 ,  G10L17/26

摘要： A system and method are provided for distinguishing biota, such as insect types, from overall images, images of their wings or of other body parts. The system and method exploit various techniques described herein, in combination with large scale capture of sample imagery to achieve a flexible mechanism for automated classification on biota of any type.

公开(公告)号：US20110243476A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-06

申请号：US13081476

申请日：2011-04-06

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

IPC分类号： G06K9/36

CPC分类号： G01V11/002 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01V11/00

摘要： An inspection apparatus determines information indicative of structure that may be hidden behind an obscuring boundary, such as a wall. A processor collects measurements of properties characterizing the hidden structure and measurements of location of the apparatus. The collected data are mapped to produce an image of intensity in the characteristic measurements. Each intensity value in the image reflects a measure of density, of material type, or of some other specific information by which hidden structure can be discerned. The intensity changes indicating the hidden structure are displayed to a user via color-coded pixels or the like.

摘要翻译： 检查装置确定指示可以隐藏在诸如墙壁的模糊边界之后的结构的信息。 处理器收集表征设备的隐藏结构和位置测量的属性的测量。 所收集的数据被映射以产生特征测量中的强度图像。 图像中的每个强度值反映了密度，材料类型或某些其他特定信息的度量，隐藏结构可以被识别。 通过颜色编码的像素等向用户显示指示隐藏结构的强度变化。

公开(公告)号：US20110224950A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：US13049867

申请日：2011-03-16

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G10L25/00

摘要： Signal characteristics, or signatures, defined by one or more forms of energy being transferred during the commission of an activity are captured in dimensionally-reduced numerical sequences. Dimensionality reduction is achieved such that reduced data acquired during a detection phase can be directly compared with such reduced data produced during system training. Activities, events, human identities and so on can be identified through such direct comparison. Dimensionality reduction, such as through sparse approximation or simultaneous sparse approximation, may produce combinations of scaled prototype functions. Such combinations or their parametric representations compactly describe the signal characteristics for purposes of discovering new activity signatures, of extracting test signals from a set of measurements and of comparing sets for purposes of detection and classification.

摘要翻译： 由维度活动中转移的一种或多种形式的能量定义的信号特征或签名被捕获在尺寸减小的数字序列中。 实现尺寸减小，使得在检测阶段获得的减少的数据可以直接与在系统训练期间产生的这种减少的数据进行比较。 通过这种直接比较可以确定活动，事件，人身特征等。 尺寸减小，例如通过稀疏近似或同时稀疏近似，可以产生缩放的原型功能的组合。 这些组合或其参数化表示紧凑地描述信号特征，用于发现新的活动签名，从一组测量中提取测试信号，以及为了检测和分类的目的比较组。

公开(公告)号：US20110184493A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-28

申请号：US13079482

申请日：2011-04-04

申请人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki ,  Kim R. Fowler ,  Richard B. North

发明人： Jeffrey M. Sieracki ,  Kim R. Fowler ,  Richard B. North

IPC分类号： A61N1/36 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： A61N1/37282 ,  A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/32 ,  A61N1/36071

摘要： A distributed system comprises a programming device and a remotely located server. During a programming session, the programming device transmits programs and rating information associated with the programs to the server. The server presents the rating information to a clinician to assist the clinician in selecting from among programs tested during the programming session. The programming device may also transmit patient information and device configuration information to the server for storage with selected programs and rating information within a database as part of a patient record. Programs and information received from a plurality of programming devices and for a plurality of patients may be stored in the database and analyzed by the server to provide responses to user queries made by clinicians via programming devices.

摘要翻译： 分布式系统包括编程设备和远程定位的服务器。 在编程会话期间，编程设备将与程序相关联的程序和评级信息发送到服务器。 服务器向临床医生呈现评级信息，以帮助临床医生从编程期间测试的程序中进行选择。 编程设备还可以将患者信息和设备配置信息发送到服务器，以存储所选择的节目和数据库内的评分信息作为患者记录的一部分。 从多个编程设备和多个患者接收到的程序和信息可以被存储在数据库中并被服务器分析，以便通过编程设备提供对由临床医生进行的用户查询的响应。