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Spinal Modulation, Inc.

25Patents
20Active
25Granted
51Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 2005 → May 15, 2014 · 9 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7337005B2 Methods for stimulating a nerve root ganglion Human Necessities 328 Expired
US7580753B2 Method and system for stimulating a dorsal root ganglion Human Necessities 213 Active
US7337006B2 Methods and systems for modulating neural tissue Human Necessities 197 Expired
US8082039B2 Stimulation systems Human Necessities 174 Active
US8380318B2 Pain management with stimulation subthreshold to paresthesia Human Necessities 131 Active
US7447546B2 Methods of neurostimulating targeted neural tissue Human Necessities 109 Expired
US7502651B2 Methods for stimulating a dorsal root ganglion Human Necessities 99 Expired
US9314618B2 Implantable flexible circuit leads and methods of use Electricity 98 Active
US7450993B2 Methods for selective stimulation of a ganglion Human Necessities 98 Expired
US8229565B2 Methods for stimulating a dorsal root ganglion Human Necessities 94 Active
US8712546B2 Neurostimulation system Human Necessities 51 Active
US8249701B2 Methods, devices and systems for programming neurostimulation Human Necessities 42 Active
US9044592B2 Sutureless lead retention features Human Necessities 42 Active
US9205261B2 Neurostimulation methods and systems Human Necessities 32 Active
US9205259B2 Neurostimulation system Human Necessities 30 Active
US9205260B2 Methods for stimulating a dorsal root ganglion Human Necessities 29 Active
US9132272B2 Methods and systems for automatically turning on and off DRG stimulation and adjusting DRG stimulation parameters Human Necessities 17 Active
US9056197B2 Selective stimulation systems and signal parameters for medical conditions Human Necessities 16 Active
US8983624B2 Delivery devices, systems and methods for stimulating nerve tissue on multiple spinal levels Human Necessities 13 Active
US8518092B2 Hard tissue anchors and delivery devices Human Necessities 7 Active
US9113473B2 Power efficient wireless RF communication between a base station and a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8532784B2 Direct memory access (DMA) controlled stimulation Human Necessities 3 Active
US8843206B2 Telemetry antennas for medical devices and medical devices including telemetry antennas Electricity 1 Active
US8914128B2 Methods, devices and systems for programming neurostimulation Human Necessities 0 Active
US8774931B2 Direct memory access (DMA) controlled medical devices Human Necessities 0 Active

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