A61N 1/0531
Brain cortex electrodes
Official title: {Brain cortex electrodes}
A61N1/0531 (Brain cortex electrodes) appears on 645 US grants and 880 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 645
- Published applications
- 880
- Assignees
- 288
- Inventors
- 1,174
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 4 | 12 |
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| 2005 | 2 | 26 |
| 2006 | 13 | 39 |
| 2007 | 15 | 52 |
| 2008 | 6 | 37 |
| 2009 | 14 | 43 |
| 2010 | 30 | 40 |
| 2011 | 35 | 40 |
| 2012 | 28 | 35 |
| 2013 | 54 | 32 |
| 2014 | 35 | 34 |
| 2015 | 44 | 39 |
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| 2017 | 36 | 40 |
| 2018 | 22 | 31 |
| 2019 | 36 | 47 |
| 2020 | 24 | 53 |
| 2021 | 31 | 49 |
| 2022 | 24 | 38 |
| 2023 | 37 | 36 |
| 2024 | 36 | 49 |
| 2025 | 38 | 35 |
| 2026 | 18 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cortical stimulator22 Sep 2026US 12,741,138 B2Cortigent, Inc.
- Systems, devices, and methods for inserting arrays25 Aug 2026US 12,714,851 B1Paradromics, Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for brain stimulation and monitoring18 Aug 2026US 12,708,764 B2StimScience Inc.
- Determining estimated neural threshold with ECAP signals11 Aug 2026US 12,702,837 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Electrical stimulation entrainment of targeted neuronal cell types11 Aug 2026US 12,702,841 B2Allen Institute
- Closed-loop externally powered electrical cortical stimulations (xcs)1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295258 A1Motif Neurotech, Inc.
- Systems and methods for improving externally powered cortical stimulation (xcs) waveforms1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295268 A1Motif Neurotech, Inc.
- Cranial hub, systems and methods of using same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245450 A1Paradromics, Inc.
- Photobiomodulation and electrical modulation of a target area of the brain through an electro-optical cranial window6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224911 A1Case Western Reserve University
- Methods and Systems for Wireless Neuromodulation30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216501 A1Nia Therapeutics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or a brain697US 6,319,241 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2001
- Closed-loop feedback-driven neuromodulation597US 7,231,254 B2BioNeuronics Corporation · 2007
- Apparatus and method for closed-loop intracranial stimulation for optimal control of neurological disease580US 7,209,787 B2BioNeuronics Corporation · 2007
- Three-dimensional electrode device562US 5,215,088 AUniversity of Utah · 1993
- Stimulation design for neuromodulation528US 7,734,340 B2Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. · 2010