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James P. Mcgivern
Also filed as: MCGIVERN JAMES P · WHYTE IAN A
59 granted patents·9 pending applications·12,614 citations·filing 1975–2013
99Inventor score
Files withADVANCED BIONICS CORP26BOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION14WHITEHURST TODD K11WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP4MANN ALFRED E FOUND SCIENT RES2
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68 records- 0199US7783362B2Vagus nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentialsBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 24, 2010·174 cites·14 claims
- 0299US7151961B1Treatment of movement disorders by brain stimulationADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 19, 2006·285 cites·18 claims
- 0399US6871099B1Fully implantable microstimulator for spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for chronic painADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 22, 2005·658 cites·18 claims
- 0499US6735475B1Fully implantable miniature neurostimulator for stimulation as a therapy for headache and/or facial painADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·783 cites·19 claims
- 0599US6582441B1Surgical insertion toolADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·1.9k cites·32 claims
- 0698US8588917B2Fully implantable neurostimulator for autonomic nerve fiber stimulation as a therapy for urinary and bowel dysfunctionWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 19, 2013·112 cites·14 claims
- 0798US8364278B2Lead assembly for implantable microstimulatorBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 29, 2013·486 cites·19 claims
- 0898US8204595B2Lead assembly for implantable microstimulatorPIANCA ANNE M·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 19, 2012·168 cites·19 claims
- 0998US7292890B2Vagus nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentialsADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 6, 2007·474 cites·24 claims
- 1098US6832114B1Systems and methods for modulation of pancreatic endocrine secretion and treatment of diabetesADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·499 cites·28 claims
- 1198US6735474B1Implantable stimulator system and method for treatment of incontinence and painADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 11, 2004·840 cites·23 claims
- 1297US7860570B2Implantable microstimulators and methods for unidirectional propagation of action potentialsBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 28, 2010·380 cites·17 claims
- 1397US7155284B1Treatment of hypertensionADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·430 cites·21 claims
- 1497US7155279B2Treatment of movement disorders with drug therapyADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 26, 2006·347 cites·21 claims
- 1597US7054692B1Fixation device for implantable microdevicesADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 30, 2006·440 cites·22 claims
- 1697US6941171B2Implantable stimulator methods for treatment of incontinence and painADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 6, 2005·445 cites·21 claims
- 1797US3967264ADistribution network power line communication system including addressable interrogation and response repeaterWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1975·Granted Jun 29, 1976·203 cites·63 claims
- 1896US7203548B2Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentialsADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 10, 2007·326 cites·19 claims
- 1996US7054689B1Fully implantable neurostimulator for autonomic nerve fiber stimulation as a therapy for urinary and bowel dysfunctionADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 30, 2006·283 cites·40 claims
- 2096US6862479B1Spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for sexual dysfunctionADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 1, 2005·352 cites·44 claims
- 2196US6788975B1Fully implantable miniature neurostimulator for stimulation as a therapy for epilepsyADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·339 cites·3 claims
- 2296US6650943B1Fully implantable neurostimulator for cavernous nerve stimulation as a therapy for erectile dysfunction and other sexual dysfunctionADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·262 cites·24 claims
- 2395US9283394B2Implantable microstimulators and methods for unidirectional propagation of action potentialsBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·50 cites·20 claims
- 2495US8214048B1Fully implantable neurostimulator for autonomic nerve fiber stimulation as a therapy for urinary and bowel dysfunctionWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 3, 2012·100 cites·20 claims
- 2595US7167751B1Method of using a fully implantable miniature neurostimulator for vagus nerve stimulationADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 23, 2007·323 cites·19 claims
- 2695US6786860B2Hearing aid designADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·90 cites·29 claims
- 2794US7853033B2Hearing aid designADVANCED BIONICS LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 14, 2010·40 cites·18 claims
- 2893US7899539B2Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentialsBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 1, 2011·72 cites·19 claims
- 2993US6733485B1Microstimulator-based electrochemotherapy methods and systemsADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·256 cites·20 claims
- 3091US7856277B1Neural stimulation lead fixationBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 21, 2010·58 cites·15 claims
- 3190US4210901ASignal repeater for a distribution network communication systemWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1978·Granted Jul 1, 1980·55 cites·14 claims
- 3289US7481759B2Systems and methods for treatment of coronary artery diseaseCARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2009·151 cites·23 claims
- 3389US6901294B1Methods and systems for direct electrical current stimulation as a therapy for prostatic hypertrophyADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 31, 2005·167 cites·26 claims
- 3488US8712547B2Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentialsWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·25 cites·20 claims
- 3588US7099718B1Neural stimulation lead fixationADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 29, 2006·154 cites·7 claims
- 3687US8401634B2Treatment of movement disorders by brain stimulationWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 19, 2013·17 cites·21 claims
- 3786US8452407B2Methods for treating gastrointestinal disordersWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2005·Granted May 28, 2013·42 cites·21 claims
- 3886US7865243B1Device and therapy for erectile dysfunction and other sexual dysfunctionBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 4, 2011·32 cites·20 claims
- 3986US6970741B1Monitoring, preventing, and treating rejection of transplanted organsADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 29, 2005·156 cites·29 claims
- 4086US6901296B1Methods and systems for direct electrical current stimulation as a therapy for cancer and other neoplastic diseasesADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 31, 2005·131 cites·26 claims
- 4186US6885895B1Methods and systems for electrical and/or drug stimulation as a therapy for erectile dysfunctionADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 26, 2005·119 cites·26 claims
- 4284US7224815B2Hearing aid designADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·26 cites·30 claims
- 4383US8548604B2Implantable microstimulators and methods for unidirectional propagation of action potentialsWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·15 cites·28 claims
- 4483US7983766B1Method of securing a neural stimulation leadBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 19, 2011·31 cites·22 claims
- 4582US8934968B2Neurostimulation and coronary artery disease treatmentWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 13, 2015·27 cites·23 claims
- 4682US7776029B2Microminiature infusion pumpMANN ALFRED E FOUND SCIENT RES·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 17, 2010·90 cites·5 claims
- 4782US7660631B2Methods and systems for electrical and/or drug stimulation as a therapy for erectile dysfunctionBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 9, 2010·26 cites·19 claims
- 4880US8295945B1Neural stimulation lead fixationTHACKER JAMES R·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 23, 2012·20 cites·27 claims
- 4979US9409028B2Implantable microstimulators with programmable multielectrode configuration and uses thereofWHITEHURST TODD K·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 9, 2016·11 cites·7 claims
- 5077US7799037B1Surgical insertion toolBOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 21, 2010·65 cites·20 claims
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