Inventor · St. Francis, MN, US

Thomas E. Cross, Jr.

41Patents
27h-index
38Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1977 → Apr 8, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.