Inventor · Eureka, MO, US

James R. Thacker

133Patents
42h-index
35Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 27, 1985 → Jul 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6993384B2 Apparatus and method for determining the relative position and orientation of neurostimulation leads Human Necessities 455 Expired
US4712555A Physiologically responsive pacemaker and method of adjusting the pacing interval thereof Human Necessities 414 Expired
US7317948B1 Neural stimulation system providing auto adjustment of stimulus output as a function of sensed impedance Human Necessities 410 Expired
US7155284B1 Treatment of hypertension Human Necessities 383 Expired
US7177690B2 Implantable system having rechargeable battery indicator Human Necessities 327 Expired
US8359102B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 226 Active
US8170675B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 175 Active
US4998975A Travenously placed defibrillation leads Human Necessities 165 Expired
US8712533B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 161 Active
US8209021B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 150 Active
US8359103B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 132 Active
US7239920B1 Neural stimulation system providing auto adjustment of stimulus output as a function of sensed pressure changes Human Necessities 121 Expired
US5024222A Hemodynamically rate responsive pacemaker and method of automatically adjusting the escape and A-V intervals Human Necessities 114 Expired
US8355792B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 113 Active
US6970741B1 Monitoring, preventing, and treating rejection of transplanted organs Human Necessities 110 Expired
US8428748B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 110 Active
US8396559B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 105 Active
US8423147B2 Devices for controlling high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, and associated systems and methods, including simplified controllers Human Necessities 105 Active
US7099718B1 Neural stimulation lead fixation Human Necessities 103 Expired
US8892209B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 101 Active
US5490323A Method for making a body implantable sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US8886326B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 94 Active
US8886328B2 Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 91 Active
US7684869B2 Apparatus and method for determining the relative position and orientation of neurostimulation leads Human Necessities 86 Active
US5267564A Pacemaker lead for sensing a physiologic parameter of the body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.