Inventor · Santa Clarita, CA, US

Todd K. Whitehurst

182Patents
53h-index
112Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 21, 1990 → Mar 25, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.