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Thomas Lenarz
Also filed as: LENARZ THOMAS · LENARZ THOMAS H · LENARZ THOMAS H R · WEBER BENNO P
27 granted patents·14 pending applications·2,001 citations·filing 1997–2022
97Inventor score
Files withADVANCED BIONICS CORP8COCHLEAR LTD4LENARZ THOMAS4MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER4MED EL ELEKTROMED GERAETE GMBH2
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41 records- 0196US6272382B1Fully implantable cochlear implant systemADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 7, 2001·565 cites·13 claims
- 0295US8600089B2Light activated hearing deviceWENZEL GENTIANA I·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 3, 2013·70 cites·12 claims
- 0394US8545383B2Light activated hearing aid deviceWENZEL GENTIANA I·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 1, 2013·71 cites·22 claims
- 0493US6428484B1Method and apparatus for picking up auditory evoked potentialsFiled 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·179 cites·36 claims
- 0592US8452421B2Lead insertion toolsTHENUWARA CHULADATTA·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·76 cites·20 claims
- 0688US9162010B2Drug eluting cochlear implantsLENARZ THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 20, 2015·15 cites·13 claims
- 0786US6377849B1Catheter for applying medication into the endolymphatic sacs of the cochleaFiled 1999·Granted Apr 23, 2002·244 cites·5 claims
- 0882US6309410B1Cochlear electrode with drug delivery channel and method of making sameADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·217 cites·22 claims
- 0975US6208882B1Stapedius reflex electrode and connectorADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·147 cites·33 claims
- 1072US7797029B2Auditory midbrain implantCOCHLEAR LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2010·64 cites·32 claims
- 1170US6628991B2Minimally-invasive access into the cochlea for electrode insertion and fluid deliveryADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·41 cites·9 claims
- 1269US8010210B2Apparatus and system for insertion of an implantHANNOVER MED HOCHSCHULE·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 30, 2011·20 cites·25 claims
- 1369US6266568B1Inflatable cochlear electrode array and method of making sameADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·117 cites·16 claims
- 1468US7742827B2Patterning of the surface of implantable devices for tissue growth managementCOCHLEAR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 22, 2010·8 cites·32 claims
- 1567US8936637B2Variable-length passive ossicular prosthesisHEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 20, 2015·4 cites·17 claims
- 1667US6498954B1Apex to base cochlear implant electrodeADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 24, 2002·39 cites·16 claims
- 1766US6487453B1Electrode system for ossified cochleaADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 26, 2002·40 cites·9 claims
- 1861US8518112B2Device for variable-length fixing of the actuator end piece of an active hearing implant in the middle earLENARZ THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 27, 2013·2 cites·18 claims
- 1956US6141591AMagnetless implantable stimulator and external transmitter and implant tools for aligning sameADVANCED BIONICS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 31, 2000·73 cites·9 claims
- 2052US2025135169A1Patient-specific implant and method for its manufactureMEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2151US2009306458A1Direct acoustic cochlear stimulator for round window accessCOCHLEAR LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2249US6944502B2Method and apparatus for picking up auditory evoked potentialsFiled 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2005·8 cites·15 claims
- 2349US2010291174A1Biologically active device and method for its productionBARCIKOWSKI STEPHAN·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2448US2012290087A1Incus Replacement Partial Ossicular Replacement ProsthesisBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2547US10244335B2Pre-load feedback of a middle-ear couplerMED EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 2647US2011178364A1Incus Replacement Partial Ossicular Replacement ProsthesisVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2746US10881467B2Positioning aid for surgical proceduresOTOJIG GMBH·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 5, 2021·1 cites·10 claims
- 2846US2011218386A1Incus Replacement Partial Ossicular Replacement ProsthesisVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2945US2015032124A1Cochlear Implant Electrode Insertion Support DeviceMED EL ELEKTROMED GERAETE GMBH·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3044US2015105795A1Deployable and Multi-Sectional Hearing Implant ElectrodeMED EL ELEKTROMED GERAETE GMBH·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3143US2002082554A1Catheter for applying medication into the endolymphatic sacs of the cochleaFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3242US9192778B2Cochlea stimulatorLENARZ THOMAS·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 24, 2015·0 cites·15 claims
- 3341US2007162098A1Prosthetic hearing implant electrode assembly having optimal length for atraumatic implantationCOCHLEAR LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3440US2012245666A1Implantable Auditory Prosthesis with Temporary ConnectorJOLLY CLAUDE·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3539US11224758B2Irradiation device and method for irradiating a radiation absorbing medium, hearing aid device and laser surgery device, in particular for laser ear surgery, with such an irradiation deviceMEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 18, 2022·0 cites·13 claims
- 3637US2006264897A1Apparatus and method for delivering therapeutic and/or other agents to the inner ear and to other tissuesNEUROSYSTEC CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3736US10213597B2Electrode lead that avoids electrode array migration from the cochleaMED EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 26, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 3834US2014303642A2Multi-Actuator Array for the Specific Deformation of an ImplantDUDZIAK SONJA·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3928US10668272B2Cochlear implantMEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 2, 2020·0 cites·7 claims
- 4028US10441377B2Surgical guidance device and method for its preparationMEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 4126US2005256560A1Connector for drug delivery system in cochlear implantLENARZ THOMAS·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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