Thomas Lenarz
27Patents
15h-index
56Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 27, 1999 → Jun 27, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.