A61N 1/36182
Direction of the electrical field
Official title: {Direction of the electrical field, e.g. with sleeve around stimulating electrode}
A61N1/36182 (Direction of the electrical field) appears on 1,259 US grants and 1,668 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 1,259
- Published applications
- 1,668
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 1,344
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2006 | 6 | 19 |
| 2007 | 11 | 38 |
| 2008 | 4 | 33 |
| 2009 | 11 | 33 |
| 2010 | 22 | 57 |
| 2011 | 18 | 62 |
| 2012 | 40 | 99 |
| 2013 | 71 | 82 |
| 2014 | 125 | 100 |
| 2015 | 72 | 88 |
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| 2018 | 78 | 91 |
| 2019 | 86 | 99 |
| 2020 | 67 | 102 |
| 2021 | 87 | 83 |
| 2022 | 65 | 79 |
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| 2024 | 71 | 95 |
| 2025 | 66 | 110 |
| 2026 | 39 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Neuromodulation for treatment of neonatal chronic hyperinsulinism6 Oct 2026US 12,752,115 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Cloud based neurostimulation programming optimization8 Sep 2026US 12,728,268 B2Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- Implantable electrical stimulation (IES) system and a method thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,714,856 B2
- Neurostimulation system with flexible patterning and waveforms25 Aug 2026US 12,714,865 B2Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- Evoked signal based deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming11 Aug 2026US 12,702,836 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- High-resolution microelectrode-based neural stimulation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306851 A1Academia Sinica
- Electrophysiology System With Mapping Stimulation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306854 A1Reach Neuro, Inc.
- Stimulation-evoked signal type determination for stimulation therapy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295264 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Optimizing sensing using an accelerometer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295266 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Treatment of spinal muscular atrophy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284392 A1Genentech, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system1,937US 6,516,227 B1Advanced Bionics AG · 2003
- Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue1,468US 6,679,269 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Subcutaneous multi-electrode sensing system, method and pacer1,301US 5,331,966 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1994
- Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system1,012US 6,895,280 B2Advanced Bionics AG · 2005
- Apparatus and method employing plural electrode configurations for cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in an arrhythmia control system624US 5,209,229 ATelectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. · 1993