Michael E. Metzler
28Patents
14h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 4, 1991 → Sep 19, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5112019A | Motorized IV pole assembly | Human Necessities | 108 | Expired |
| US7617006B2 | Medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation | Human Necessities | 78 | Active |
| US6022088A | Ophthalmic microsurgical system | Electricity | 75 | Expired |
| US7515968B2 | Assembly method for spinal cord stimulation lead | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US5702342A | Directionally-controllable mounting apparatus | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| USD410544S | Ophthalmic surgical apparatus for performing both anterior and posterior ophthalmic surgical procedures on human patients | General | 26 | Expired |
| US6689975B2 | Foot controller including multiple switch arrangement with heel operated, door-type switch actuator | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US7765011B2 | Assembly methods for medical electrical leads | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US6639332B2 | Foot controller with ophthalmic surgery interlock circuit and method | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US8620455B2 | Lead or lead extension having a conductive body and conductive body contact | Human Necessities | 20 | Active |
| US8634893B2 | Features for routing conductors in medical electrical lead electrode assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US7738966B2 | Features for routing conductors in medical electrical lead electrode assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US8483842B2 | Lead or lead extension having a conductive body and conductive body contact | Human Necessities | 19 | Active |
| US8744598B2 | Lead or lead extension having a conductive body and conductive body contact | Human Necessities | 18 | Active |
| US9168371B2 | Features for routing conductors in medical electrical lead electrode assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US9561363B2 | Features for routing conductors in medical electrical lead electrode assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US8326434B2 | Medical electrode mounting | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US8489169B2 | Assembly methods for medical electrical leads | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US7742824B2 | Medical electrode mounting | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US10112044B2 | Features for routing conductors in medical electrical lead electrode assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9192758B2 | Extensible implantable medical lead with sigmoidal conductors | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US12110623B2 | Sewing or stitching station and apparatus and method for feeding plate-shaped functional elements to a sewing or stitching machine | Textiles; Paper | 0 | Active |
| US8694126B2 | Medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US9220890B2 | Extensible implantable medical lead with co-axial conductor coils | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US10155109B2 | Extensible implantable medical lead with braided conductors | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.