A61N 1/0551
Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes
Official title: {Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes}
A61N1/0551 (Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes) appears on 5,078 US grants and 7,081 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 5,078
- Published applications
- 7,081
- Assignees
- 1,013
- Inventors
- 5,559
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 7 |
| 2002 | 15 | 26 |
| 2003 | 35 | 57 |
| 2004 | 14 | 67 |
| 2005 | 24 | 105 |
| 2006 | 35 | 139 |
| 2007 | 31 | 177 |
| 2008 | 46 | 214 |
| 2009 | 62 | 162 |
| 2010 | 137 | 257 |
| 2011 | 133 | 249 |
| 2012 | 171 | 260 |
| 2013 | 299 | 366 |
| 2014 | 366 | 468 |
| 2015 | 285 | 386 |
| 2016 | 381 | 422 |
| 2017 | 296 | 404 |
| 2018 | 309 | 411 |
| 2019 | 349 | 420 |
| 2020 | 292 | 400 |
| 2021 | 289 | 382 |
| 2022 | 296 | 405 |
| 2023 | 279 | 340 |
| 2024 | 305 | 363 |
| 2025 | 300 | 364 |
| 2026 | 171 | 230 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Wirelessly powered medical implant for treatment of sleep-disordered breathing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,104 B2Cochlear Limited
- Fatigue-resistant electrostimulation leads and methods of use thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,105 B2Mainstay Medical Limited
- Neuromodulation for treatment of neonatal chronic hyperinsulinism6 Oct 2026US 12,752,115 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for application of a neural stimulus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,117 B2Saluda Medical Pty Ltd
- Modulation of targeted nerve fibers29 Sep 2026US 12,746,060 B2Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
- Composite cuff regenerative peripheral nerve interface (cc-rpni)8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306281 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Neural sleeve for neuromuscular stimulation, sensing and recording8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306831 A1Battelle Memorial Institute
- Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306832 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Long pulse width spinal cord stimulation for treating diabetic neuropathy, and associated systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306842 A1Nevro Corporation
- Spinal cord injury systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306843 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system1,937US 6,516,227 B1Advanced Bionics AG · 2003
- Surgical insertion tool1,771US 6,582,441 B1Advanced Bionics AG · 2003
- Guidewire exchange systems to treat spinal stenosis1,451US 8,257,356 B2Baxano, Inc. · 2012
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Neural modulation devices and methods1,033US 8,825,164 B2EnteroMedics Inc. · 2014