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Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.

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432Patents
354Active
432Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1996 → Mar 19, 2024 · 133 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5938690A Pain management system and method Human Necessities 780 Expired
US7450991B2 Systems and methods used to reserve a constant battery capacity Human Necessities 741 Active
US6027456A Apparatus and method for positioning spinal cord stimulation leads Human Necessities 608 Expired
US7734340B2 Stimulation design for neuromodulation Human Necessities 490 Active
US6609031B1 Multiprogrammable tissue stimulator and method Human Necessities 421 Expired
US7047084B2 Apparatus for directionally stimulating nerve tissue Human Necessities 365 Expired
US7359751B1 Clinician programmer for use with trial stimulator Human Necessities 307 Expired
US6620151B2 Non-constant pressure infusion pump Human Necessities 288 Expired
US7150741B2 Programmable dose control module Human Necessities 258 Expired
US8224453B2 Spinal cord stimulation to treat pain Human Necessities 256 Active
US6748276B1 Neuromodulation therapy system Human Necessities 242 Expired
US6216045A Implantable lead and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 231 Expired
US6666845B2 Implantable infusion pump Human Necessities 230 Expired
US7937145B2 Dynamic nerve stimulation employing frequency modulation Human Necessities 230 Active
US7212110B1 Implantable device and system and method for wireless communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 210 Expired
US8180451B2 System and method for programming an implantable pulse generator Physics 203 Active
US7228179B2 Method and apparatus for providing complex tissue stimulation patterns Human Necessities 197 Expired
US6895283B2 Stimulation/sensing lead adapted for percutaneous insertion Human Necessities 187 Expired
US6973342B1 Flexible bio-probe assembly Electricity 185 Expired
US6999820B2 Winged electrode body for spinal cord stimulation Human Necessities 179 Expired
US6966325B2 Method for manipulating dosage control apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 175 Expired
US7571007B2 Systems and methods for use in pulse generation Human Necessities 167 Active
US7684866B2 Apparatus and methods for applying neural stimulation to a patient Human Necessities 163 Expired
US7450992B1 Method for controlling or regulating therapeutic nerve stimulation using electrical feedback Human Necessities 156 Active
US7069083B2 System and method for electrical stimulation of the intervertebral disc Human Necessities 155 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.