A61N 1/0539
Anchoring of brain electrode systems
Official title: {Anchoring of brain electrode systems, e.g. within burr hole}
A61N1/0539 (Anchoring of brain electrode systems) appears on 442 US grants and 555 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 442
- Published applications
- 555
- Assignees
- 176
- Inventors
- 683
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Implantable stretchable flexible neural electrode, manufacturing method, and implantation method thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240478 A1Beijing Bciflex Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Anchored electrode systems for long-term neurostimulation16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199684 A1Consorcio Centro De InvestigacióN BioméDica En Red (Ciber)
- Configurations of coil for endovascular therapy system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175017 A1Covidien LP
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery1,805US 7,313,430 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2007
- Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or a brain697US 6,319,241 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus and method for closed-loop intracranial stimulation for optimal control of neurological disease580US 7,209,787 B2BioNeuronics Corporation · 2007
- Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or a brain448US 6,795,737 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2004
- Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or brain358US 7,191,018 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2007