Inventor · Hannover, DE

Thomas Lenarz

27Patents
15h-index
56Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 27, 1999 → Jun 27, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6272382A Fully implantable cochlear implant system Human Necessities 411 Expired
US6377849B1 Catheter for applying medication into the endolymphatic sacs of the cochlea Human Necessities 163 Expired
US6428484B1 Method and apparatus for picking up auditory evoked potentials Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6309410A Cochlear electrode with drug delivery channel and method of making same Human Necessities 84 Expired
US6208882A Stapedius reflex electrode and connector Human Necessities 78 Expired
US8452421B2 Lead insertion tools Human Necessities 71 Active
US8600089B2 Light activated hearing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Active
US8545383B2 Light activated hearing aid device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Active
US6266568A Inflatable cochlear electrode array and method of making same Human Necessities 66 Expired
US7797029B2 Auditory midbrain implant Human Necessities 62 Expired
US6141591A Magnetless implantable stimulator and external transmitter and implant tools for aligning same Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6628991B2 Minimally-invasive access into the cochlea for electrode insertion and fluid delivery Human Necessities 20 Expired
US6487453B1 Electrode system for ossified cochlea Human Necessities 18 Expired
US6498954B1 Apex to base cochlear implant electrode Human Necessities 18 Expired
US8010210B2 Apparatus and system for insertion of an implant Human Necessities 18 Active
US9162010B2 Drug eluting cochlear implants Human Necessities 12 Active
US7742827B2 Patterning of the surface of implantable devices for tissue growth management Human Necessities 7 Active
US6944502B2 Method and apparatus for picking up auditory evoked potentials Human Necessities 4 Expired
US8518112B2 Device for variable-length fixing of the actuator end piece of an active hearing implant in the middle ear Human Necessities 2 Active
US8936637B2 Variable-length passive ossicular prosthesis Human Necessities 2 Active
US10881467B2 Positioning aid for surgical procedures Human Necessities 1 Active
US10668272B2 Cochlear implant Electricity 0 Active
US11224758B2 Irradiation device and method for irradiating a radiation absorbing medium, hearing aid device and laser surgery device, in particular for laser ear surgery, with such an irradiation device Human Necessities 0 Active
US10244335B2 Pre-load feedback of a middle-ear coupler Electricity 0 Active
US10213597B2 Electrode lead that avoids electrode array migration from the cochlea Human Necessities 0 Active

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