Inventor · Minneapolis, MN, US

Michael E. Metzler

28Patents
14h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 4, 1991 → Sep 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.