Todd K. Whitehurst
182Patents
53h-index
112Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 21, 1990 → Mar 25, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6582441B1 | Surgical insertion tool | Human Necessities | 1,737 | Expired |
| US6845267B2 | Systems and methods for modulation of circulatory perfusion by electrical and/or drug stimulation | Human Necessities | 731 | Expired |
| US6735474B1 | Implantable stimulator system and method for treatment of incontinence and pain | Human Necessities | 606 | Expired |
| US6735475B1 | Fully implantable miniature neurostimulator for stimulation as a therapy for headache and/or facial pain | Human Necessities | 575 | Expired |
| US6871099B1 | Fully implantable microstimulator for spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for chronic pain | Human Necessities | 529 | Expired |
| US9396369B1 | Electronic tag transmissions corresponding to physical disturbance of tag | Physics | 508 | Active |
| US7292890B2 | Vagus nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 425 | Expired |
| US6832114B1 | Systems and methods for modulation of pancreatic endocrine secretion and treatment of diabetes | Human Necessities | 410 | Expired |
| US7155284B1 | Treatment of hypertension | Human Necessities | 383 | Expired |
| US7054692B1 | Fixation device for implantable microdevices | Human Necessities | 369 | Expired |
| US8364278B2 | Lead assembly for implantable microstimulator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 359 | Active |
| US7860570B2 | Implantable microstimulators and methods for unidirectional propagation of action potentials | Human Necessities | 357 | Expired |
| US6950707B2 | Systems and methods for treatment of obesity and eating disorders by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion | Human Necessities | 353 | Expired |
| US7974706B2 | Electrode contact configurations for cuff leads | Human Necessities | 340 | Active |
| US6941171B2 | Implantable stimulator methods for treatment of incontinence and pain | Human Necessities | 332 | Expired |
| US7155279B2 | Treatment of movement disorders with drug therapy | Human Necessities | 319 | Expired |
| US6788975B1 | Fully implantable miniature neurostimulator for stimulation as a therapy for epilepsy | Human Necessities | 275 | Expired |
| US6862479B1 | Spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for sexual dysfunction | Human Necessities | 272 | Expired |
| US7003352B1 | Treatment of epilepsy by brain stimulation | Human Necessities | 263 | Expired |
| US7203548B2 | Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials | Human Necessities | 260 | Expired |
| US7151961B1 | Treatment of movement disorders by brain stimulation | Human Necessities | 253 | Expired |
| US6922590B1 | Systems and methods for treatment of diabetes by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion | Human Necessities | 249 | Expired |
| US6782292B2 | System and method for treatment of mood and/or anxiety disorders by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion | Human Necessities | 246 | Expired |
| US7167751B1 | Method of using a fully implantable miniature neurostimulator for vagus nerve stimulation | Human Necessities | 238 | Expired |
| US7054689B1 | Fully implantable neurostimulator for autonomic nerve fiber stimulation as a therapy for urinary and bowel dysfunction | Human Necessities | 223 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.