A61N 1/37235
Aspects of the external programmer
Official title: {Aspects of the external programmer}
A61N1/37235 (Aspects of the external programmer) appears on 3,305 US grants and 4,221 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 3,305
- Published applications
- 4,221
- Assignees
- 571
- Inventors
- 3,493
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 12 |
| 2002 | 24 | 47 |
| 2003 | 33 | 39 |
| 2004 | 25 | 47 |
| 2005 | 19 | 57 |
| 2006 | 30 | 66 |
| 2007 | 34 | 78 |
| 2008 | 20 | 108 |
| 2009 | 42 | 110 |
| 2010 | 74 | 159 |
| 2011 | 78 | 134 |
| 2012 | 114 | 178 |
| 2013 | 164 | 160 |
| 2014 | 235 | 253 |
| 2015 | 171 | 213 |
| 2016 | 259 | 269 |
| 2017 | 224 | 248 |
| 2018 | 196 | 216 |
| 2019 | 202 | 246 |
| 2020 | 169 | 226 |
| 2021 | 199 | 226 |
| 2022 | 167 | 257 |
| 2023 | 201 | 236 |
| 2024 | 185 | 249 |
| 2025 | 209 | 242 |
| 2026 | 120 | 145 |
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.
- Closed-loop wireless stimulation systems with wirelessly powered stimulators and recorders6 Oct 2026US 12,752,118 B2The Regents of the University of California
- System and method for implantable medical device remote programming6 Oct 2026US 12,752,124 B2Pacesetter, Inc.
- Oral muscle training29 Sep 2026US 12,746,387 B2Signifier Medical Technologies Limited
- Cortical stimulator22 Sep 2026US 12,741,138 B2Cortigent, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306832 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for providing stimulation therapy using display of sensed physiological signals8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306857 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Stimulation-evoked signal type determination for stimulation therapy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295264 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Systems and methods for improving externally powered cortical stimulation (xcs) waveforms1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295268 A1Motif Neurotech, Inc.
- Stimulation apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295272 A1Nalu Medical, Inc.
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