Movement Disorder Therapy System Patent Application
ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent application EP2892613A1 for Great Lakes Neurotechnologies Inc., covering a movement disorder therapy system, devices, methods, and tuning method. The patent relates to neurotechnological systems using electrical stimulation (A61N 1/36) and movement monitoring (A61B 5/11). The application designates 35 European states and is published under the European Patent Convention.
What changed
EPO published patent application EP2892613A1 for a movement disorder therapy system invented by GIUFFRIDA, Joseph P., HELDMAN, Dustin A., and MERA, Thomas O. of Great Lakes Neurotechnologies Inc. The patent covers systems and methods for treating movement disorders through neurostimulation (A61N 1/36) combined with movement monitoring (A61B 5/11), including a method for tuning the therapy system. The application is classified under IPC sections A61N 1/36 and A61B 5/11.
This patent publication is informational and does not impose compliance requirements on third parties. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers developing or using neurotechnological therapies for movement disorders should note this published application as potential prior art for their own developments. No immediate action is required; however, companies in this space should review during patent clearance searches.
Source document (simplified)
MOVEMENT DISORDER THERAPY SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS AND METHOD OF TUNING
Publication EP2892613A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Great Lakes Neurotechnologies Inc.
Inventors
GIUFFRIDA, Joseph, P., HELDMAN, Dustin, A., MERA, Thomas, O.
IPC Classifications
A61N 1/36 20060101AFI20160315BHEP A61B 5/11 20060101ALI20160315BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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