A61N 1/0558
Anchoring or fixation means therefor
Official title: {Anchoring or fixation means therefor}
A61N1/0558 (Anchoring or fixation means therefor) appears on 1,000 US grants and 1,432 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 1,000
- Published applications
- 1,432
- Assignees
- 297
- Inventors
- 1,524
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 28 |
| 2007 | 3 | 35 |
| 2008 | 15 | 67 |
| 2009 | 13 | 46 |
| 2010 | 22 | 35 |
| 2011 | 33 | 65 |
| 2012 | 43 | 63 |
| 2013 | 62 | 65 |
| 2014 | 70 | 90 |
| 2015 | 66 | 94 |
| 2016 | 77 | 69 |
| 2017 | 50 | 81 |
| 2018 | 63 | 73 |
| 2019 | 70 | 84 |
| 2020 | 58 | 67 |
| 2021 | 46 | 69 |
| 2022 | 59 | 84 |
| 2023 | 42 | 79 |
| 2024 | 61 | 69 |
| 2025 | 59 | 66 |
| 2026 | 41 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- Implantable medical leads, systems, and related methods with structures for aiding lead implantation22 Sep 2026US 12,741,139 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Slip ring anchor22 Sep 2026US 12,741,151 B2Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
- Peripheral nerve electrode array15 Sep 2026US 12,734,354 B2The Bionics Institute of Australia
- Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306832 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Treatment of spinal muscular atrophy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284392 A1Genentech, Inc.
- Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284398 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Adaptor for Percutaneous Anchoring of a Wire Lead Component of an Electrical Nerve Stimulation Assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263784 A1
- Patient treatment systems for sensing cardiac depolarization and/or stimulating the carotid sinus nerve, and associated devices and methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249081 A1Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
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
- Methods and systems for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation521US 9,345,900 B2Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. · 2016
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques for implanting devices that deliver stimulant to the nervous system499US 6,360,750 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2002
- Apparatus and method for expanding a stimulation lead body in situ492US 6,161,047 AMedtronic, Inc. · 2000
- Stimulus regimens for cardiovascular reflex control484US 6,985,774 B2CVRx, Inc. · 2006