Inventor · Edina, MN, US

Steven T. Deininger

54Patents
10h-index
47Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 4, 1998 → Mar 4, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6582443B2 Apparatus and methods for enhancing the functional longevity and for facilitating the implantation of medical devices Human Necessities 229 Expired
US7551960B2 External presentation of electrical stimulation parameters Human Necessities 143 Active
US8903473B2 Radiopaque markers for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 96 Active
US8593816B2 Compact connector assembly for implantable medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US9597518B2 Implantable medical devices and related connector enclosure assemblies utilizing conductors electrically coupled to feedthrough pins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US6200261A Valve and methods for urinary control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US9572993B2 Implantable medical devices and related connector enclosure assemblies utilizing conductors electrically coupled to feedthrough pins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US6443886B1 Valve and methods for urinary control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6491713B1 Method and apparatus for placement of a bladder output control device Human Necessities 11 Expired
US9138588B2 Medical devices including connector enclosures with an integrated conductor feed-through Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US9138587B2 Medical devices including connector enclosures with a metallic weld to a can housing circuitry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9144689B2 Medical devices including metallic connector enclosures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
USD952852S1 Tibial implantable neurostimulator General 8 Active
US9393431B2 Medical devices including metallic connector enclosures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10143849B2 Implantable medical devices and related connector enclosure assemblies utilizing conductors electrically coupled to feedthrough pins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10286218B2 Connector enclosure assemblies of medical devices including an angled lead passageway Human Necessities 7 Active
US9907964B2 Medical devices including metallic connector enclosures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10646719B2 Implantable medical devices including baseplates having separate bodies of material thereon Human Necessities 7 Active
US10195448B2 Implantable medical devices and related connector enclosure assemblies utilizing conductors electrically coupled to feedthrough pins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9669228B2 Medical devices including metallic connector enclosures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10780284B2 Medical devices including connector enclosures that include an antenna Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10449373B2 Connector enclosure assemblies of medical devices including an angled lead passageway Human Necessities 5 Active
USD952853S1 Tibial implantable neurostimulator with suture loop General 3 Active
US11011801B2 Battery connectors for implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11878179B2 Minimally invasive leadless neurostimulation device Human Necessities 2 Active

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