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Greatbatch Ltd.

576Patents
546Active
576Granted
65Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 2001 → Dec 10, 2024 · 146 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7909191B2 Connectable instrument trays for creating a modular case Human Necessities 1,446 Active
US8308659B2 Bi-directional sheath deflection mechanism Human Necessities 1,390 Active
US7930040B1 Rotatable lead introducer Human Necessities 1,203 Active
US7544197B2 Rotatable lead introducer Human Necessities 835 Active
US7916013B2 RFID detection and identification system for implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 340 Active
US7363090B2 Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 251 Active
US8093991B2 RFID detection and identification system for implantable medical devices Physics 195 Active
US7890192B1 Method for inserting a lead electrode into body tissue using a rotatable lead introducer Human Necessities 153 Active
US7729781B2 High efficiency neurostimulation lead Human Necessities 123 Active
US7765005B2 Apparatus and process for reducing the susceptability of active implantable medical devices to medical procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging Electricity 121 Active
US7702387B2 Tank filters adaptable for placement with a guide wire, in series with the lead wires or circuits of active medical devices to enhance MRI compatibility Electricity 114 Active
US7787958B2 RFID detection and identification system for implantable medical lead systems Human Necessities 112 Active
US8145324B1 Implantable lead bandstop filter employing an inductive coil with parasitic capacitance to enhance MRI compatibility of active medical devices Electricity 110 Active
US8391981B2 Cross-band communications in an implantable device Electricity 108 Active
US8301254B2 Cross-band communications in an implantable device Electricity 108 Active
US8048151B2 Stent coating for eluting medication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Active
US8515545B2 Current steering neurostimulator device with unidirectional current sources Human Necessities 107 Active
US7844348B2 Fiber optic assisted medical lead Human Necessities 103 Active
US9731116B2 Charge pump system, devices and methods for an implantable stimulator Human Necessities 96 Active
US7615044B2 Deflectable sheath handle assembly and method therefor Human Necessities 92 Expired
US8761897B2 Method and system of graphical representation of lead connector block and implantable pulse generators on a clinician programmer Physics 86 Active
US7710713B2 Flat sealing of anode/separator assembly for use in capacitors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Active
US8700175B2 Devices and methods for visually indicating the alignment of a transcutaneous energy transfer device over an implanted medical device Electricity 82 Active
US8116862B2 Tank filters placed in series with the lead wires or circuits of active medical devices to enhance MRI compatibility Human Necessities 81 Active
US7957818B2 Stimulation lead design and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Active

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