Thomas E. Cross, Jr.
41Patents
27h-index
38Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 18, 1977 → Apr 8, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5417719A | Method of using a spinal cord stimulation lead | Human Necessities | 584 | Expired |
| US7174219B2 | Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 268 | Expired |
| US5935159A | Medical electrical lead | Human Necessities | 193 | Expired |
| US7107104B2 | Implantable cortical neural lead and method | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US6210417A | Medical lead positioning and anchoring system | Human Necessities | 154 | Expired |
| US5354326A | Screening cable connector for interface to implanted lead | Electricity | 137 | Expired |
| US7697995B2 | Surgical lead paddle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 136 | Expired |
| US7761170B2 | Implantable medical lead with axially oriented coiled wire conductors | Human Necessities | 127 | Expired |
| US7792591B2 | Introducer for therapy delivery elements | Human Necessities | 124 | Active |
| US5843146A | Adjustable medical lead anchor | Human Necessities | 119 | Expired |
| US6249707A | Apparatus and method for percutaneous implant of a paddle style lead | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US6587733B1 | Percutaneous surgical lead body with directed stimulation | Electricity | 102 | Expired |
| US4141366A | Lead connector for tape electrode | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US7519432B2 | Implantable medical lead with helical reinforcement | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US7499755B2 | Paddle-style medical lead and method | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US8644941B2 | Peripheral nerve field stimulation and spinal cord stimulation | Human Necessities | 76 | Active |
| US7437197B2 | Medical lead and manufacturing method therefor | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US5177445A | Method and apparatus for detecting and locating a selected non-metallic material in a detection region | Physics | 64 | Expired |
| US7319904B2 | Percutaneous Surgical lead body | Electricity | 64 | Expired |
| US9393416B2 | Peripheral nerve field stimulation and spinal cord stimulation | Human Necessities | 52 | Active |
| US4603696A | Lead connector | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US7831311B2 | Reduced axial stiffness implantable medical lead | Human Necessities | 42 | Expired |
| US8108051B2 | Surgical lead paddle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Active |
| US7184838B2 | Implantable medical lead and method of manufacture | Human Necessities | 41 | Expired |
| US9320847B2 | Combination therapy including peripheral nerve field stimulation | Human Necessities | 39 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.