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Roy L. Testerman
Also filed as: TESTERMAN ROY L
22 granted patents·4 pending applications·4,457 citations·filing 1980–2015
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26 records- 0199US7519431B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 14, 2009·247 cites·14 claims
- 0296US7957814B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 7, 2011·92 cites·32 claims
- 0396US5591216AMethod for treatment of sleep apnea by electrical stimulationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·583 cites·27 claims
- 0495US7155278B2Neurostimulation to treat effects of sleep apneaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·361 cites·57 claims
- 0595US5522862AMethod and apparatus for treating obstructive sleep apneaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 4, 1996·466 cites·53 claims
- 0692US5540732AMethod and apparatus for impedance detecting and treating obstructive airway disordersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·370 cites·12 claims
- 0792US5344438ACuff electrodeMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 6, 1994·453 cites·17 claims
- 0891US5540733AMethod and apparatus for detecting and treating obstructive sleep apneaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·617 cites·10 claims
- 0991US5483969AMethod and apparatus for providing a respiratory effort waveform for the treatment of obstructive sleep apneaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·538 cites·40 claims
- 1090US9227053B2Self expanding electrode cuffBONDE ERIC H·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 5, 2016·65 cites·28 claims
- 1190US8340785B2Self expanding electrode cuffBONDE ERIC H·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 25, 2012·64 cites·10 claims
- 1288US7974703B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 5, 2011·33 cites·29 claims
- 1387US8738145B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceGOETZ STEVEN M·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·18 cites·28 claims
- 1487US4341221AShielded recording electrode systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 27, 1982·196 cites·14 claims
- 1586US7734351B2Method and apparatus for assisting deglutitionMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 8, 2010·53 cites·8 claims
- 1681US5540731AMethod and apparatus for pressure detecting and treating obstructive airway disordersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·201 cites·14 claims
- 1780US7890178B2Method and apparatus for assisting deglutitionMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·31 cites·10 claims
- 1879US8630715B2Rule-based stimulation program searchGOETZ STEVEN M·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 14, 2014·4 cites·15 claims
- 1977US9259587B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceGOETZ STEVEN M·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 16, 2016·6 cites·24 claims
- 2077US8751007B2Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceGOETZ STEVEN M·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·6 cites·35 claims
- 2174US8712539B2Rule-based stimulation program searchGOETZ STEVEN M·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 29, 2014·4 cites·47 claims
- 2249US5843147AImplantable eyelid electrode and method of implanting sameMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 1, 1998·49 cites·50 claims
- 2348US2013123895A1Self expanding electrode cuffMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2447US2016184581A1Self expanding electrode cuffMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2543US2006229687A1Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2641US2010241191A1Method and apparatus for assisting deglutitionMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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