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Nathan A. Torgerson
Also filed as: TORGERSON NATHAN · TORGERSON NATHAN A · TORGERSON NATHAN ANDREW
104 granted patents·24 pending applications·4,529 citations·filing 1991–2024
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128 records- 0199US7519431B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 14, 2009·247 cites·14 claims
- 0297US9259578B2Electrical stimulator with voltage mode emulation using regulated currentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 16, 2016·40 cites·23 claims
- 0397US7463928B2Identifying combinations of electrodes for neurostimulation therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 9, 2008·315 cites·45 claims
- 0496US8918184B1Identification of electrode combination for efficacious electrical stimulation therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 23, 2014·90 cites·46 claims
- 0596US7957814B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 7, 2011·92 cites·32 claims
- 0696US7623919B2Distributed lead functionality testingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 24, 2009·114 cites·26 claims
- 0795US9492675B2Method of recharging a power source for implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 15, 2016·25 cites·18 claims
- 0895US8571677B2Programming techniques for stimulation with utilization of case electrodeTORGERSON NATHAN A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·76 cites·36 claims
- 0995US7826901B2Generation of therapy programs and program groupsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 2, 2010·196 cites·31 claims
- 1094US9950171B2Paired stimulation pulses based on sensed compound action potentialMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 24, 2018·33 cites·18 claims
- 1194US7865245B2Battery recharge management for implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 4, 2011·88 cites·33 claims
- 1293US9764147B2Charge-based stimulation intensity programming with pulse amplitude and width adjusted according to a functionTORGERSON NATHAN A·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 19, 2017·37 cites·30 claims
- 1393US8634927B2Medical device recharge systems using a controller in wireless communication with a separate recharge deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·50 cites·21 claims
- 1493US8219196B2Determination of stimulation output capabilities throughout power source voltage rangeTORGERSON NATHAN A·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·99 cites·19 claims
- 1593US5893883APortable stimulation screening device for screening therapeutic effect of electrical stimulation on a patient user during normal activities of the patient userMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 13, 1999·514 cites·30 claims
- 1692US10933242B2Therapy parameter selection based on ECAP feedbackMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 2, 2021·14 cites·44 claims
- 1792US10675468B2Electrical stimulation therapy for inducing patient sensationsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 9, 2020·19 cites·27 claims
- 1892US7489966B2Independent therapy programs in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 10, 2009·91 cites·18 claims
- 1992US6937891B2Independent therapy programs in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 30, 2005·217 cites·15 claims
- 2092US6453198B1Power management for an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 17, 2002·232 cites·37 claims
- 2192US5820589AImplantable non-invasive rate-adjustable pumpMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·366 cites·8 claims
- 2291US7805189B2Voltage/current regulator improvements for an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 28, 2010·77 cites·18 claims
- 2391US7167756B1Battery recharge management for an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 23, 2007·157 cites·17 claims
- 2490US6456883B1Apparatus and method for allowing immediate retrieval for information and identification from an implantable medical device having a depleted power sourceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·185 cites·51 claims
- 2589US11167139B2Method and apparatus for multi modal electrical modulation of pain using composite electromagnetic fieldsMEDTRONIC SG LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 9, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2689US8649757B2Proximity based selection of an implantable medical device for far field communicationROBERTS EARLE T·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 11, 2014·19 cites·8 claims
- 2789US6950706B2Wave shaping for an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·172 cites·51 claims
- 2888US10525268B2Delivery of independent interleaved programs to produce higher-frequency electrical stimulation therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·8 cites·22 claims
- 2988US9020589B2Electrical stimulator with voltage mode emulation using regulated currentTORGERSON NATHAN A·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 28, 2015·30 cites·22 claims
- 3088US7974703B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 5, 2011·33 cites·29 claims
- 3188US7711433B2Switched power using telemetry in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 4, 2010·53 cites·48 claims
- 3287US11918811B2Method and apparatus for multi modal or multiplexed electrical modulation of pain using composite electromagnetic fieldsMEDTRONIC SG LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 5, 2024·2 cites·25 claims
- 3387US11071863B2Controlling electrical stimulation therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 27, 2021·7 cites·19 claims
- 3487US8738145B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceGOETZ STEVEN M·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·18 cites·28 claims
- 3586US9333350B2Psychiatric disorder therapy controlRISE MARK T·Filed 2009·Granted May 10, 2016·50 cites·24 claims
- 3686US7734351B2Method and apparatus for assisting deglutitionMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 8, 2010·53 cites·8 claims
- 3783US9597507B2Paired stimulation pulses based on sensed compound action potentialMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·19 cites·34 claims
- 3883US2024181264A1Methods, devices, and systems for communicating with an implantable medical device of a last far field communication session during a subsequent far field communication session while using a same session keyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3982US10398899B2User interface for identifying midlines of spinal cordMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 3, 2019·4 cites·24 claims
- 4082US8744591B2Storing image of therapy region in implantable medical deviceDAVIS JON P·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 3, 2014·7 cites·56 claims
- 4182US8068915B2Generation of therapy programs and program groupsLEE MICHAEL T·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 29, 2011·23 cites·31 claims
- 4282US7962211B2Antenna for an external power source for an implantable medical device, system and methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 14, 2011·28 cites·27 claims
- 4381US9987493B2Medical devices and methods for delivery of current-based electrical stimulation therapyTORGERSON NATHAN A·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2018·31 cites·60 claims
- 4481US9238135B2Flagging of electrodes of an implantable medical device, controller, system and method thereforeGOETZ STEVEN M·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 19, 2016·28 cites·39 claims
- 4581US8995949B2Proximity based selection of an implantable medical device for far field communicationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 31, 2015·6 cites·8 claims
- 4680US10300282B2Electrical stimulation therapy for inducing patient sensationsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·7 cites·14 claims
- 4780US7890178B2Method and apparatus for assisting deglutitionMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·31 cites·10 claims
- 4879US8352039B2Programming therapy delivered by implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 8, 2013·14 cites·38 claims
- 4979US7191008B2Implantable medical device with a dual power sourceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 13, 2007·74 cites·9 claims
- 5078US8355783B2Distributed lead functionality testingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 15, 2013·15 cites·25 claims
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