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Phillip C. Falkner
Also filed as: FALKNER PHILLIP · FALKNER PHILLIP C
54 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,257 citations·filing 2005–2024
99Inventor score
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64 records- 0198US9398901B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 26, 2016·73 cites·24 claims
- 0297US8260395B2Method and apparatus for mapping a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 4, 2012·126 cites·20 claims
- 0396US8457371B2Method and apparatus for mapping a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 4, 2013·68 cites·36 claims
- 0496US8340751B2Method and apparatus for determining tracking a virtual point defined relative to a tracked memberMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 25, 2012·95 cites·23 claims
- 0595US8494608B2Method and apparatus for mapping a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 23, 2013·100 cites·19 claims
- 0695US8214018B2Determining a flow characteristic of a material in a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 3, 2012·114 cites·25 claims
- 0794US10201335B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 12, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
- 0894US9931107B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 3, 2018·28 cites·22 claims
- 0994US9179860B2Determining a location of a memberMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 10, 2015·77 cites·12 claims
- 1094US7941213B2System and method to evaluate electrode position and spacingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 10, 2011·124 cites·45 claims
- 1193US8831701B2Uni-polar and bi-polar switchable tracking system betweenMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 9, 2014·55 cites·22 claims
- 1293US8532734B2Method and apparatus for mapping a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 10, 2013·74 cites·23 claims
- 1393US8208991B2Determining a material flow characteristic in a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 26, 2012·60 cites·24 claims
- 1492US10792488B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·7 cites·26 claims
- 1589US10258789B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 16, 2019·16 cites·16 claims
- 1688US8560042B2Locating an indicatorMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 15, 2013·18 cites·20 claims
- 1787US10086191B2Medical leads having a distal body and an openly coiled filarMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 2, 2018·25 cites·20 claims
- 1886US11957894B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 16, 2024·1 cites·24 claims
- 1986US8424536B2Locating a member in a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·23 cites·25 claims
- 2086US8364252B2Identifying a structure for cannulationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·28 cites·19 claims
- 2185US8660640B2Determining a size of a representation of a tracked memberMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 25, 2014·20 cites·24 claims
- 2284US8887736B2Tracking a guide memberMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 18, 2014·20 cites·23 claims
- 2384US8012127B2Systems and methods for gaining access around an implanted medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·47 cites·4 claims
- 2482US9101285B2Reference structure for a tracking systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·8 cites·18 claims
- 2582US8843189B2Interference blocking and frequency selectionMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 23, 2014·13 cites·27 claims
- 2680US8768434B2Determining and illustrating a structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 1, 2014·10 cites·23 claims
- 2775US11957893B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 16, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 2875US11793998B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·25 claims
- 2975US11730947B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 3075US11730948B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 3175US11672969B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 13, 2023·0 cites·22 claims
- 3275US10994147B2Implantable medical device structuresMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 4, 2021·3 cites·28 claims
- 3372US9332928B2Method and apparatus to synchronize a location determination in a structure with a characteristic of the structureMARKOWITZ H TOBY·Filed 2009·Granted May 10, 2016·4 cites·21 claims
- 3471US2025135213A1Minimally invasive leadless neurostimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3570US10588710B2Medical device anchoringMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 17, 2020·1 cites·29 claims
- 3668US11617879B2Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 3767US2019183472A1Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3865US9662041B2Method and apparatus for mapping a structureMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 30, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 3964US12137932B2Medical assemblies and methods for implantation of multiple medical leads through a single entryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 4063US12214210B2Minimally invasive leadless neurostimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·23 claims
- 4158US11602409B2Medical device anchoringMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 14, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4258US10758262B2Medical assemblies and methods for implantation of multiple medical leads through a single entryBONDE ERIC H·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 1, 2020·1 cites·15 claims
- 4358US2025269174A1Material removal device for lead extraction preparationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4457US9302078B2Systems and methods for gaining access around an implanted medical deviceLIEBERMAN RANDY A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 5, 2016·3 cites·5 claims
- 4556US11013915B2Medical leads having a distal body and an openly coiled filarMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 25, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 4655US2019358446A1Tools and methods for implantation of implantable medical lead extensions or cathetersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4755US2025261959A1Apparatus for removing an elastomeric terminal portion on a medical leadMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4852US10314614B2Arcuate introducerMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·0 cites·25 claims
- 4952US9320571B2Lead tracking and positioning system and methodSEELEY DALE F·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 26, 2016·0 cites·30 claims
- 5049US10881428B2Shaped lead introducer for epidural spaceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 5, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
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