Medtronic, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →8,752Patents
5,391Active
8,752Granted
61Portfolio score
Filing activity: Mar 4, 1974 → Jan 15, 2025 · 1,622 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6704210B1 | Bioprothesis film strip for surgical stapler and method of attaching the same | Human Necessities | 1,763 | Expired |
| US7963963B2 | Electrosurgical hemostat | Human Necessities | 1,742 | Active |
| US7083620B2 | Electrosurgical hemostat | Human Necessities | 1,693 | Expired |
| US4886062A | Intravascular radially expandable stent and method of implant | Human Necessities | 1,692 | Expired |
| US6126670A | Cordless surgical handpiece with disposable battery; and method | Human Necessities | 1,582 | Expired |
| US6723087B2 | Apparatus and method for performing surgery on a patient | Human Necessities | 1,571 | Expired |
| US6731976B2 | Device and method to measure and communicate body parameters | Human Necessities | 1,556 | Expired |
| US8333764B2 | Device and method for determining tissue thickness and creating cardiac ablation lesions | Human Necessities | 1,525 | Active |
| US8092443B2 | Element for implantation with medical device | Human Necessities | 1,327 | Active |
| US5331966A | Subcutaneous multi-electrode sensing system, method and pacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,290 | Expired |
| US6447523B1 | Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian body | Human Necessities | 1,234 | Expired |
| US5313967A | Helical guidewire | Human Necessities | 1,208 | Expired |
| US8162933B2 | Vibration sensitive ablation device and method | Human Necessities | 1,169 | Active |
| US5824041A | Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses | Human Necessities | 1,133 | Expired |
| US7177533B2 | Motor control system for a surgical handpiece | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,123 | Expired |
| US6023641A | Power consumption reduction in medical devices employing multiple digital signal processors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,096 | Expired |
| US6200265A | Peripheral memory patch and access method for use with an implantable medical device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,079 | Expired |
| US6736810B2 | Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 1,076 | Expired |
| US8657808B2 | Surgical apparatus including a hand-activated, cable assembly and method of using same | Human Necessities | 1,075 | Active |
| US4423456A | Battery reversal protection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,068 | Expired |
| US5133732A | Intravascular stent | Human Necessities | 1,048 | Expired |
| US8663245B2 | Device for occlusion of a left atrial appendage | Human Necessities | 1,047 | Active |
| US5464650A | Intravascular stent and method | Human Necessities | 1,044 | Expired |
| US5904708A | System and method for deriving relative physiologic signals | Human Necessities | 1,022 | Expired |
| US8108033B2 | Techniques for data retention upon detection of an event in an implantable medical device | Physics | 1,013 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.