Implantable Bio-Stimulation & Sensing

Implantable devices that deliver electrical, optical, or other forms of energy to stimulate tissues or nerves, or sense physiological parameters for therapeutic purposes.

15,841 US filings from 3,307 companies since 2023 · 2023: 4,444 · 2024: 4,706 · 2025: 4,729 · 2026 YTD: 1,962

Implants & Prosthetics

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Medtronic, Inc.	877	284	256	223	114	-12.9%
2	Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation	592	150	182	193	67	+6.0%
3	PACESETTER, INC.	285	74	87	85	39	-2.3%
4	Cilag GmbH International	284	90	81	88	25	+8.6%
5	BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.	248	89	59	53	47	-10.2%
6	Cochlear Limited	232	65	67	65	35	-3.0%
7	Covidien LP	227	80	64	51	32	-20.3%
8	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.	199	43	52	71	33	+36.5%
9	BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG	182	42	55	67	18	+21.8%
10	The Regents of the University of California	159	31	57	48	23	-15.8%
11	Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.	134	40	51	29	14	-43.1%
12	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.	128	37	40	40	11	0.0%
13	Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.	124	44	45	24	11	-46.7%
14	Saluda Medical Pty Ltd	95	25	29	27	14	-6.9%
15	Alcon Inc.	92	28	17	31	16	+82.4%
16	NEVRO CORP.	83	22	23	23	15	0.0%
17	Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company	78	10	43	19	6	-55.8%
18	St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.	77	22	25	21	9	-16.0%
19	INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.	75	20	25	19	11	-24.0%
20	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University	74	16	26	24	8	-7.7%
21	THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	71	14	16	34	7	+112.5%
22	ElectroCore, Inc.	70	27	22	17	4	-22.7%
23	Advanced Bionics AG	66	20	17	23	6	+35.3%
24	GALVANI BIOELECTRONICS LIMITED	66	31	17	14	4	-17.6%
25	OLYMPUS CORPORATION	65	20	12	24	9	+100.0%