Inventor
SWOYER JOHN M
US63 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
24 patentsUSD582038SDec 2, 2008
Transurethral needle ablation device
MEDTRONIC INC596 citations99
US7340300B2Mar 4, 2008
Neurostimulation delivery during transurethral prostate treatment
MEDTRONIC INC133 citations99
US7335197B2Feb 26, 2008
Transurethral needle ablation system with flexible catheter tip
MEDTRONIC INC196 citations99
US6754536B2Jun 22, 2004
Implantable medical device affixed internally within the gastrointestinal tract
MEDTRONIC INC349 citations99
US6512958B1Jan 28, 2003
Percutaneous medical probe and flexible guide wire
MEDTRONIC INC478 citations99
US7330764B2Feb 12, 2008
Implantable medical electrical stimulation lead fixation method and apparatus
MEDTRONIC INC109 citations98
US7322974B2Jan 29, 2008
TUNA device with integrated saline reservoir
MEDTRONIC INC210 citations98
US7261709B2Aug 28, 2007
Transurethral needle ablation system with automatic needle retraction
MEDTRONIC INC108 citations98
US7261710B2Aug 28, 2007
Transurethral needle ablation system
MEDTRONIC INC106 citations98
US7065412B2Jun 20, 2006
Implantable trial neurostimulation device
MEDTRONIC INC89 citations98
US6876885B2Apr 5, 2005
Implantable bifurcated gastrointestinal lead with active fixation
MEDTRONIC INC274 citations98
US8000805B2Aug 16, 2011
Implantable medical lead including tine markers
MEDTRONIC INC108 citations97
US7238182B2Jul 3, 2007
Device and method for transurethral prostate treatment
MEDTRONIC INC119 citations97
US6952613B2Oct 4, 2005
Implantable gastrointestinal lead with active fixation
MEDTRONIC INC168 citations97
US7912555B2Mar 22, 2011
Implantable medical electrical stimulation lead fixation method and apparatus
MEDTRONIC INC84 citations96
US7463934B2Dec 9, 2008
Implantable medical device with captivation fixation
MEDTRONIC INC89 citations96
US5800496ASep 1, 1998
Medical electrical lead having a crush resistant lead body
MEDTRONIC INC114 citations95
US7590451B2Sep 15, 2009
Axial lead connector for implantable medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC61 citations94
US5954759ASep 21, 1999
Fracture resistant medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC59 citations93
US7066935B2Jun 27, 2006
Ion eluting tuna device
MEDTRONIC INC41 citations92
US6026567AFeb 22, 2000
Medical lead with stranded conductors
MEDTRONIC INC84 citations91
US5133422AJul 28, 1992
Radio frequency glow discharge surface treatment of silicone tubing used as covering for electrical leads to improve slip properties thereof
MEDTRONIC INC28 citations90
US7797049B2Sep 14, 2010
Neurostimulation delivery during transurethral prostate treatment
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations74
US7381180B2Jun 3, 2008
Implantable devices and methods for treating fecal incontinence
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations63
GREATBATCH LTD
7 patentsUS7957818B2Jun 7, 2011
Stimulation lead design and method of manufacture
GREATBATCH LTD83 citations98
US7729781B2Jun 1, 2010
High efficiency neurostimulation lead
GREATBATCH LTD134 citations97
US7844348B2Nov 30, 2010
Fiber optic assisted medical lead
GREATBATCH LTD108 citations96
US9002476B2Apr 7, 2015
Lead body with inner and outer co-axial coils
GREATBATCH LTD5 citations84
US8781603B2Jul 15, 2014
Minimally invasive methods for implanting a sacral stimulation lead
GREATBATCH LTD12 citations84
US7640064B2Dec 29, 2009
Self fixing spinal cord stimulation lead and delivery system
GREATBATCH LTD13 citations84
US9084881B2Jul 21, 2015
Implantable lead with braided conductors
GREATBATCH LTD2 citations63
NUVECTRA CORP
6 patentsUS9849278B2Dec 26, 2017
Implantable medical lead with collapsible fixation member
NUVECTRA CORP25 citations98
US9889293B2Feb 13, 2018
Implantable medical lead for stimulation of multiple nerves
NUVECTRA CORP35 citations97
US9717900B2Aug 1, 2017
Lead positioning and finned fixation system
NUVECTRA CORP25 citations94
US10188857B2Jan 29, 2019
Lead identification system
NUVECTRA CORP25 citations92
US9504829B2Nov 29, 2016
Implantable medical lead with collapsible fixation member
NUVECTRA CORP3 citations84
US9526887B2Dec 27, 2016
Method of making a braided lead with imbedded fixation structures
NUVECTRA CORP2 citations63
SWOYER JOHN M
5 patentsUS8911438B2Dec 16, 2014
Tuna device with integrated saline reservoir
SWOYER JOHN M254 citations98
US8626314B2Jan 7, 2014
Implantable medical lead including a plurality of tine elements
SWOYER JOHN M76 citations96
US8548603B2Oct 1, 2013
Fiber optic assisted medical lead
SWOYER JOHN M77 citations95
US8090450B2Jan 3, 2012
Percutaneous electrode array and system
SWOYER JOHN M18 citations77
US8160719B2Apr 17, 2012
Braided electrical lead
SWOYER JOHN M12 citations76
(unassigned)
1 patentGERBER MARTIN T
1 patentMEDTRONICS INC
1 patentELMOUELHI AHMED
1 patentHOLLEMAN TIMOTHY W
1 patentYE QINGSHAN
1 patentTRONNES CAROLE A
1 patentCIRTEC MEDICAL CORP
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