Faisal N Zaidi

age ~51

from Spring City, PA

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Faisal F Zaidi
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Phone and address:: 201 Valley Creek Ln, Spring City, PA 19475
610 948-4230

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Faisal Zaidi Phones & Addresses

201 Valley Creek Ln, Spring City, PA 19475 • 610 948-4230
Furlong, PA
4178 Decoro St, San Diego, CA 92122 • 858 202-1305
Trappe, PA
6933 Kensley Way, San Diego, CA 92126

Work

Company:

Imthera medical inc
Aug 2010
Position:

Director research

Education

School / High School:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute- San Diego, CA
2001
Specialities:

Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience Research Scientist

Skills

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Extensive experien... • execution & management of scientific... • optimization & commercialization of ... • aura6000TM) Hands on experience in the ... • Neurosciences • Physiology & Biophysics Electrophys... • live brain slices & primary cells) l... • VII • IX • X nerves) using Pseudorabies virus • herpes viruses & chemical dyes; Immu... • eCFP • eGFP and eYFP; DiI • DiD • DiO; Fluorescent dyes and GFP-viruses; C... • hyperspectral; Laser scanning; Upright/... • misfolding & aggregation; Plaque for... • nucleotide/polysaccharide synthesis/sequ... • KEGG • Entrez Gene • Gene Ontology • UniProt; de novo gene & peptide synt... • Microsoft • Sigma Plot; Canvas; Microsoft; AMNITAB/J... • etc. Human & Animal Research An... • pig • rat • mouse • drosophila models; Behavior biology; Ani... • Efficacy • Proof-of-principle/concept & Perform... • protocols • reports & IFUs; Surgeons • clinicians & distributors training; ... • presentation & publication; Taught a... • lectures • journal clubs and scientific colloquiums... • reports • white papers • reviews & SOPs; etc. Teaching • Training & Communication Taught scie... • Medical Teaching • School of Medicine • UCSD. Examined Foreign Language Proficie... • UCSD; Revelle College • UCSD; College of Humanities • Arts & Social Sciences • UCR) and campuses of UC system etc.

Us Patents

Method Of Stimulating A Hypoglossal Nerve For Controlling The Position Of A Patient's Tongue
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US Patent:

20100094379, Apr 15, 2010
Filed:

Oct 2, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/572758
Inventors:

Paul M. Meadows - Glendale CA, US
Marcelo G. Lima - San Diego CA, US
Faisal N. Zaidi - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:

Imthera Medical, Inc. - San Diego CA
International Classification:

A61N 1/36
US Classification:

607 48
Abstract:

A method for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. Methods may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

System For Stimulating A Hypoglossal Nerve For Controlling The Position Of A Patient's Tongue
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US Patent:

20110112601, May 12, 2011
Filed:

May 25, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/787206
Inventors:

Paul M. MEADOWS - Glendale CA, US
Marcelo G. LIMA - San Diego CA, US
Stanley R. CRAIG - Westport MA, US
Faisal N. ZAIDI - San Diego CA, US
Monir M. ELIAS - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:

IMTHERA MEDICAL, INC. - San Diego CA
International Classification:

A61N 1/36
US Classification:

607 42, 607 48
Abstract:

A system for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. The system may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

Method Of Stimulating A Hypoglossal Nerve For Controlling The Position Of A Patient's Tongue
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US Patent:

20130218230, Aug 22, 2013
Filed:

Mar 19, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/847223
Inventors:

Marcelo G. Lima - San Diego CA, US
Faisal N. Zaidi - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:

Imthera Medical, Inc. - San Diego CA
International Classification:

A61N 1/36
US Classification:

607 42, 607118
Abstract:

A method for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. Methods may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

System For Stimulating A Hypoglossal Nerve For Controlling The Position Of A Patient's Tongue
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US Patent:

20130253627, Sep 26, 2013
Filed:

Feb 28, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/779938
Inventors:

Marcelo G. LIMA - San Diego CA, US
Stanley R. CRAIG - Westport MA, US
Faisal N. ZAIDI - San Diego CA, US
Monir M. ELIAS - San Diego CA, US
International Classification:

A61N 1/05
US Classification:

607118, 607134
Abstract:

A system for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. The system may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

Electrode Devices For Neurostimulation And Related Methods
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US Patent:

20220409888, Dec 29, 2022
Filed:

Nov 27, 2020
Appl. No.:

17/780195
Inventors:

- Brentford, GB
David Karl Lee Peterson - Collegeville PA, US
Eric Irwin - Collegeville PA, US
Robert W. Coatney - Collegeville PA, US
Benjamin Yaffe - Brentford, GB
Morten Hansen - Brentford, GB
Faisal Zaidi - Collegeville PA, US
Thomas Burge - Brentford, GB
Pey-Jiun Ko - Brentford, GB
Cindy Au - Brentford, GB
Paul Matteucci - Brentford, GB
Mark Gregory Palmer - Brentford, GB
Gerald Edwin Hunsberger - Brentford, GB
International Classification:

A61N 1/05
Abstract:

In embodiments a neural interface comprising at least one C-ring portion can be used to apply a pressure in a range of 0 mmHg to 30 mmHg to a target tissue arranged within the C-ring portion and comprising at least one electrode arranged on the at least one C-ring portion.

Neural Interface
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US Patent:

20220193400, Jun 23, 2022
Filed:

Apr 24, 2020
Appl. No.:

17/594622
Inventors:

Faisal ZAIDI - Brentford, GB
- Brentford, GB
Faisal ZAIDI - Spring City PA, US
International Classification:

A61N 1/05
A61N 1/375
Abstract:

A neuromodulation system is described in which electrodes are mounted within a neural interface device configured to include elastic self-pulsatile or IPG-controlled pneumatic/hydraulic collars in a distal end of the system. One or more electrodes are mounted in each collar. Each collar is connected to an implanted pulse generator (IPG) at the proximal end of the neuromodulation system via a lead body that includes pneumatic/hydraulic lines to the collars and electrical wiring to the electrodes. Gas or fluid pressure supplied to each collar can be controlled by one or more precision step motors inside the IPG. Proximal connectors to the lead body have one or more gas or liquid (biocompatible) reservoirs whose pressure is individually or collectively controlled by the one or more precision motors inside the IPG. The IPG can drive one common or multiple independent precision motors lined around each reservoir to drive one or more collars in the neural interface device.

Method For Adjusting A System For Stimulating A Hypoglossal Nerve
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US Patent:

20200330032, Oct 22, 2020
Filed:

Apr 23, 2020
Appl. No.:

16/856862
Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Marcelo G. Lima - San Diego CA, US
Faisal N. Zaidi - San Diego CA, US
Jasper Benke - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:

ImThera Medical, Inc. - San Diego CA
International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61N 1/36
A61N 1/05
A61B 5/087
A61B 5/145
A61B 5/021
A61B 5/0476
A61B 5/0488
A61B 5/0496
Abstract:

A method for titrating a stimulation parameter for one or more electrode contacts in a system for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve of a patient includes activating one of the one or more electrode contacts to stimulate the hypoglossal nerve of the patient, obtaining a first and/or second physiological measurement from the patient, comparing the first and/or second physiological measurement to a first and/or second predetermined target value, adjusting a stimulation parameter for the one of the one or more electrode contacts if the first and/or second physiological measurement differs from the first and/or second predetermined target value.

Method Of Stimulating A Hypoglossal Nerve For Controlling The Position Of A Patient's Tongue
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US Patent:

20180126159, May 10, 2018
Filed:

Jan 10, 2018
Appl. No.:

15/866883
Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Marcelo G. Lima - San Diego CA, US
Faisal N. Zaidi - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:

ImThera Medical, Inc. - San Diego CA
International Classification:

A61N 1/36
A61N 1/372
A61B 5/08
A61N 1/05
A61B 5/00
Abstract:

A method for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. Methods may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

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Faisal Zaidi San Diego, CA

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Work:

ImThera Medical Inc

Aug 2010 to 2000
Director Research Past Jobs

Education:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
San Diego, CA
2001 to 2008
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience Research Scientist Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2001 to 2007
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology National Center for Biological Sciences (TIFR-Center)
1996 to 2001 UCSD
EDUCATION Associate Research Fellow (Postdoctoral fellow) 2001 2007 o Neurobiology of the mammalian taste Sesation, HHMI/UCSD, Supervisor: Charles S Zuker, HHMI Ph.D. 2009 2010 o Structural & Functional Molecular Biology, National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS/TIFR-Center), Supervisor: Jayant B Udgaonkar, NCBS M.S. 1994 1996 o Master in Science, Major: Biotechnology, AMU B.S. 1991 1994 in Neuroscience Research Scientist

Skills:

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Extensive experience in the design, execution & management of scientific research projects for the development, optimization & commercialization of medical device (Hypoglossal Nerve Implant, aura6000TM) Hands on experience in the following areas, Neurosciences, Physiology & Biophysics Electrophysiology; Somatosensory innervation and sensation (lingual); Nerve stimulation & recordings (sensory & motor nerves); Electromyography/imEMG; Stimulation electrodes & IPGs; Single neuron (whole cell) stimulation & recordings; c-fos and Arc expression; in vivo/vitro tissue (whole brain, live brain slices & primary cells) labeling by iontophoresis/micro-spritzers of fluorescent dyes and GFP-viruses; Axonal tracing (V,VII,IX,X nerves) using Pseudorabies virus, herpes viruses & chemical dyes; Immunohistochemistry; EM/SEM; DAB staining; LY, eCFP, eGFP and eYFP; DiI, DiD, DiO; Fluorescent dyes and GFP-viruses; Confocal; LSM510; 2-photon; DeltaVision deconvolution; Bioluminescence/fluorescence imaging; working knowledge in digital image processing methods like fluorescence, hyperspectral; Laser scanning; Upright/Inverted fluorescence; Live animal/tissue imaging; 3D/4D imaging & processing; Fluorescent/bright-field dissection scopes; Cryotome; Optical tweezers/traps; single-molecule; BOLD/Contrast; Cell & tissue culture; stem cells; Ca2+ signaling; Cell lines; in vitro cell-cell interactions/signaling; FlAsH and ReAsH; Patch-clamp; Protein folding, misfolding & aggregation; Plaque formation; Cheperonins; Alzheimers/BSE/HSE/Parkinsons; Spectroscopy; Real-time ultrafast continuous and stopped-flow kinetics; Viscometry; NMR; NOESY; CD; ITC; DSC; FRET; Protein structure & function. etc. Immunology & Molecular Biology ELISA/RIA/ELISPOT; FACS; in situ; Assay development; Immuno-clastogenicity; Histology & histopathology; Toxicity systemic/local/hemo; Sensitivity & irritation; Antisera production; Ab purification & labeling/immobilization; CBC; Differential & Serum profile; Cloning; Expression screens; Neuro-architecture; Neural coding; fMRI; MRI; Transgenic mice & KO/KI/Cre-LoxP; Bio-computation; Gene regulation; Omics; Genomics; All PCR types; Proteomics; Protein, nucleotide/polysaccharide synthesis/sequencing; BLAST; cDNA library; Microarray; Ab screens; Dye coupling; Gene/Protein expression etc. Biochemistry & Chemistry Enzymology; Immunohistochemistry; Histology; Peptide synthesis & sequencing; Analytical/synthetic chemistry; Hematology; Local & systemic toxicity etc. Bioinformatics & Computation Protein & peptide modeling; DNA & protein 2/3 structure prediction; NCBI; PubMed, KEGG, Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology, UniProt; de novo gene & peptide synthesis;; Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft, Sigma Plot; Canvas; Microsoft; AMNITAB/JMP; T-test; Sigma/SpcXL; Students t-Test; Variant; GenStat/MedCalc; Analyze-It, etc. Human & Animal Research Animal surgeries; canines, pig, rat, mouse, drosophila models; Behavior biology; Animal husbandry; IACUC/AALAS; Genetics; Nerve cross-anastomosis; Nerve transaction & denervation; Cadaver & animal dissections; LD50; Survival microsurgery; Biocompatibility [] Implants; Gross/clinical pathology; necropsy; Human & animal diseases; Chemical/radiological/biosafet... BSL 1-4; etc. Quality Control & Management ANSI/SDO/ISO standards like [] ANSI/ISO/ASQ [] System & software verification and validation (V&V); Design & Development Validation; R&D; QS; FME(C)A; knowledge of 21 CFRs; Staff management; Budget management; Research laboratory operation; Cost saving; Import-export; Project & Time management; DMAIC & DMADV; Grant applications; Scientific & Clinical research papers; Industry proposals; Hire/train new employees/interns etc. Clinical & Pre-clinical Clinical & Pre-clinical trials; Patient management & interaction; Clinical/Non-clinical Safety, Efficacy, Proof-of-principle/concept & Performance studies; R&D; GLP/Non-GLP; IDE/Pre-IDE/CE; Polysomnography (PSG); Sleep Labs; Patient interaction office/OR; General toxicity studies (sub-acute/acute/sub-chronic/c... FDA/CE/QMS/QSR/DMR/DOE/GMP/FME... [] IRB/IEC/ERB/REB; IND/NDA; Cytotoxity & genotoxity; Knowledge of PKPD/ADME/LADME; Manuals, protocols, reports & IFUs; Surgeons, clinicians & distributors training; Experience in grants preparation; budgeting; instrument purchasing and management. Data analysis, presentation & publication; Taught and graded BS & MS students; Demonstrated and assisted students in research; Science seminars, lectures, journal clubs and scientific colloquiums; Scientific articles, reports, white papers, reviews & SOPs; etc. Teaching, Training & Communication Taught science students; Taught & assisted in the teaching of Human Anatomy course (# 207; 2nd Year Medical Graduation Students), Medical Teaching, School of Medicine, UCSD. Examined Foreign Language Proficiency tests of graduate students at different colleges (Eleanor Roosevelt College, UCSD; Revelle College, UCSD; College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, UCR) and campuses of UC system etc.