A61N 1/3686
Configured for selecting the electrode configuration on a lead
Official title: {configured for selecting the electrode configuration on a lead (A61N1/3688 takes precedence)}
A61N1/3686 (Configured for selecting the electrode configuration on a lead) appears on 281 US grants and 311 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 281
- Published applications
- 311
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 436
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 16 |
| 2012 | 15 | 21 |
| 2013 | 17 | 37 |
| 2014 | 34 | 25 |
| 2015 | 23 | 24 |
| 2016 | 19 | 29 |
| 2017 | 28 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 17 | 18 |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2022 | 15 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lead positioning for an implantable pulse generator28 Jul 2026US 12,691,287 B2Impulse Dynamics NV
- Chronically implantable systems and methods for affecting cardiac contractility and/or relaxation10 Mar 2026US 12,569,686 B2Cardionomix, Inc.
- Method and device for managing pacing therapy based on interventricular septal activity11 Nov 2025US 12,465,769 B2Pacesetter, Inc.
- Method and system for biventricular or left ventricular pacing10 Jun 2025US 12,324,919 B2Pacesetter, Inc.
- Current steering for cardiac pacing27 May 2025US 12,311,183 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Implantable Medical Device for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Featuring an Automatic Adaptation of a Stimulation Parameter16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199687 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Determination of cardiac physiological conditions25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175034 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Multi-stage atrial cardioversion therapy leads11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158280 A1Maxwell Biomedical Inc.
- Current steering for cardiac pacing28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269188 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Method and system for biventricular or left ventricular pacing16 Jan 2025US 2025/0018197 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- 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
- System and method for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue601US 6,023,638 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Methods for locating and ablating accessory pathways in the heart455US 5,673,695 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1997