US 9,345,880 C1 (12,888th)
Closed-loop feedback-driven sympathetic neuromodulation for affect control
Daniel John DiLorenzo, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Daniel John DiLorenzo, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to DILORENZO BIOMEDICAL, LLC, Loma Linda, CA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,425, Feb. 20, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 9,345,880, issued May 24, 2016, Appl. No. 11/333,979, Jan. 17, 2006.
Application 90/019,425 is a continuation of application No. 11/187,315, filed on Jul. 23, 2005, granted, now 7,974,696.
Application 11/187,315 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/889,844, filed on Jul. 12, 2004, granted, now 7,231,254.
Application 11/333,979 is a continuation of application No. 10/858,899, filed on Jun. 1, 2004, granted, now 7,324,851.
Application 10/818,333 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/753,205, filed on Jan. 6, 2004, granted, now 7,242,984.
Application 10/753,205 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/718,248, filed on Nov. 20, 2003, granted, now 7,209,787.
Application 10/718,248 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/008,576, filed on Nov. 11, 2001, granted, now 6,819,956.
Application 10/858,899 is a continuation of application No. 10/008,576, filed on Nov. 11, 2001, granted, now 6,819,956.
Application 10/008,576 is a continuation of application No. 09/340,326, filed on Jun. 25, 1999, granted, now 6,366,813.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/562,487, filed on Apr. 14, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/460,140, filed on Apr. 3, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/438,286, filed on Jan. 6, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/436,792, filed on Dec. 27, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/427,699, filed on Nov. 20, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/095,413, filed on Aug. 5, 1998.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Apr. 7, 2025.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/369 (2021.01); A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36025 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1101 (2013.01); A61B 5/369 (2021.01); A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61B 5/4035 (2013.01); A61B 5/4082 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61N 1/36082 (2013.01); A61N 1/36085 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/6864 (2013.01); A61B 5/6868 (2013.01); A61B 5/6882 (2013.01); A61B 5/7217 (2013.01); A61N 1/0529 (2013.01); A61N 1/0531 (2013.01); A61N 1/0534 (2013.01); A61N 1/0539 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 3, 9-10, and 59-66 is confirmed.
Claims 1, 2, 4, 16-25, and 56-58 are cancelled.
Claims 5-8, 11-15, and 26-55 were not reexamined.
59. A system for neural modulation of the sympathetic nervous system, comprising:
A. a sensor array;
B. a signal conditioning circuit, in electronic communication with said sensor array;
C. a signal processor, configured to estimate the neural state of a component of the sympathetic nervous system, said neural state is representative of affect, in electronic communication with said signal conditioning circuit;
D. a control circuit in electronic communication with said signal processor and configured to generate a signal to modulate affect;
E. an output stage circuit in electronic communication with said control circuit; and
F. a stimulating electrode array, configured to interface with a component of the sympathetic nervous system, in electronic communication with said output stage circuit.