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NORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC
US·16 granted patents·20 pending applications·2,873 citations·filing 2001–2009
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36 records- 0198US7483747B2Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacyNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·333 cites·33 claims
- 0298US7236830B2Systems and methods for enhancing or optimizing neural stimulation therapy for treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease and/or other movement disordersNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 26, 2007·331 cites·12 claims
- 0398US7010351B2Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patientNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 7, 2006·359 cites·44 claims
- 0497US7024247B2Systems and methods for reducing the likelihood of inducing collateral neural activity during neural stimulation threshold test proceduresNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 4, 2006·317 cites·55 claims
- 0594US7146217B2Methods and apparatus for effectuating a change in a neural-function of a patientNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·201 cites·26 claims
- 0693US7437196B2Systems and methods for selecting stimulation sites and applying treatment, including treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, and/or drug side effectsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 14, 2008·66 cites·26 claims
- 0792US7353064B2Systems and methods for enhancing or optimizing neural stimulation therapy for treating symptoms of movement disorders and/or other neurologic dysfunctionNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 1, 2008·148 cites·45 claims
- 0892US6990377B2Systems and methods for facilitating and/or effectuating development, rehabilitation, restoration, and/or recovery of visual function through neural stimulationNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 24, 2006·212 cites·46 claims
- 0992US6959215B2Methods for treating essential tremorNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 25, 2005·181 cites·43 claims
- 1091US7299096B2System and method for treating Parkinson's Disease and other movement disordersNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 20, 2007·158 cites·12 claims
- 1189US7236831B2Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patientNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·136 cites·4 claims
- 1289US7221981B2Electrode geometries for efficient neural stimulationNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 22, 2007·150 cites·14 claims
- 1384US7302298B2Methods and systems employing intracranial electrodes for neurostimulation and/or electroencephalographyNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·105 cites·36 claims
- 1483US7107097B2Articulated neural electrode assemblyNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 12, 2006·141 cites·26 claims
- 1578USD498535SMedical implant communication deviceNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 16, 2004·23 cites·1 claims
- 1662USD595839SMagnet receptacleNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 7, 2009·12 cites·1 claims
- 1754US2009076567A1Electrode Configurations for Reducing Invasiveness and/or Enhancing Neural Stimulation Efficacy, and Associated MethodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1854US2009118788A1Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patientNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1953US2008033503A1Electrode configurations for reducing invasiveness and/or enhancing neural stimulation efficacy, and associated methodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2053US2008046035A1Electrode configurations for reducing invasiveness and/or enhancing neural stimulation efficacy, and associated methodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2152US2007112393A1Systems and methods for enhancing or optimizing neural stimulation therapy for treating symptoms of parkinson's disease and/or other movement disordersNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2252US2008161882A1Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patientNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2351US2008208285A1Methods for Treating Neurological Disorders, Including Neuropsychiatric and Neuropsychological, Disorders, and Associated SystemsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2451US2010185256A1Methods and systems for establishing, adjusting, and/or modulating parameters for neural stimulation based on functional and/or structural measurementsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2551US2009131995A1Microdevice-based electrode assemblies and associated neural stimulation systems, devices, and methodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2651US2006195155A1Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patientNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2751US2006259095A1Systems and methods for selecting stimulation sites and applying treatment, including treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, and/or drug side effectsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2850US2008103548A1Methods for treating neurological disorders, including neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological disorders, and associated systemsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2950US2007032834A1Systems and methods for automatically optimizing stimulus parameters and electrode configurations for neuro-stimulatorsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3049US2006190056A1Apparatus and methods for applying neural stimulation to a patientNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3148US2008208291A1Frequency shift keying (fsk) magnetic telemetry for implantable medical devices and associated systems and methodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3248US2010185268A1Implantable medical devices and associated systems and methodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3347US2009124848A1Receptacles for Implanted Device Control Magnets, and Associated Systems and MethodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3445US2008249591A1Controllers for implantable medical devices, and associated methodsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3544US2008139870A1Systems and methods for treating patient hypertonicityNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3624US2007055320A1Methods for treating temporal lobe epilepsy, associated neurological disorders, and other patient functionsNORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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