A61N 1/37211
Means for communicating with stimulators
Official title: {Means for communicating with stimulators}
A61N1/37211 (Means for communicating with stimulators) appears on 7,513 US grants and 9,216 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 7,513
- Published applications
- 9,216
- Assignees
- 1,216
- Inventors
- 7,404
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 56 | 31 |
| 2002 | 69 | 107 |
| 2003 | 96 | 106 |
| 2004 | 62 | 143 |
| 2005 | 58 | 166 |
| 2006 | 89 | 207 |
| 2007 | 95 | 261 |
| 2008 | 66 | 273 |
| 2009 | 116 | 288 |
| 2010 | 177 | 388 |
| 2011 | 219 | 323 |
| 2012 | 294 | 358 |
| 2013 | 385 | 375 |
| 2014 | 495 | 501 |
| 2015 | 365 | 430 |
| 2016 | 504 | 535 |
| 2017 | 449 | 475 |
| 2018 | 392 | 553 |
| 2019 | 423 | 533 |
| 2020 | 415 | 483 |
| 2021 | 438 | 508 |
| 2022 | 392 | 529 |
| 2023 | 414 | 459 |
| 2024 | 399 | 450 |
| 2025 | 386 | 455 |
| 2026 | 233 | 279 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for writing into the memory of an active medical device implantable by telemetry6 Oct 2026US 12,751,622 B2Sorin Crm SAS
- Neuromodulation for treatment of neonatal chronic hyperinsulinism6 Oct 2026US 12,752,115 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Closed-loop wireless stimulation systems with wirelessly powered stimulators and recorders6 Oct 2026US 12,752,118 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Earpiece assembly to interact with implantable neural stimulators6 Oct 2026US 12,752,123 B2Curonix LLC
- System and method for implantable medical device remote programming6 Oct 2026US 12,752,124 B2Pacesetter, Inc.
- Composite cuff regenerative peripheral nerve interface (cc-rpni)8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306281 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306832 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- System for respiratory therapy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306848 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- System and method for performing a therapeutic and/or diagnostic function in a patient8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306852 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- A wearable electronic device comprising an rf antenna8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306856 A1Uneeg Medical A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,420US 6,641,533 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,273US 6,558,320 B1Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system1,937US 6,516,227 B1Advanced Bionics AG · 2003
- Ambulatory medical apparatus with hand held communication device1,537US 6,810,290 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2004
- Ambulatory medical apparatus and method having telemetry modifiable control software1,495US 6,694,191 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2004