Patent Theme
Neuromodulation and Electrical Stimulation
Therapeutic application of electrical signals to nerves or tissues to modulate their activity, often using implantable devices, electrodes, and sophisticated programming for various conditions.
8,609 US filings from 1,883 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,112 · 2024: 2,735 · 2025: 2,615 · 2026 YTD: 1,147
Electrotherapy / Radiation Therapy
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. | 573 | 169 | 185 | 132 | 87 | -28.6% |
| 2 | Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation | 565 | 133 | 177 | 190 | 65 | +7.3% |
| 3 | Cochlear Limited | 161 | 41 | 50 | 49 | 21 | -2.0% |
| 4 | PACESETTER, INC. | 142 | 28 | 47 | 48 | 19 | +2.1% |
| 5 | The Regents of the University of California | 119 | 22 | 45 | 35 | 17 | -22.2% |
| 6 | Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. | 115 | 34 | 44 | 25 | 12 | -43.2% |
| 7 | BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. | 114 | 29 | 37 | 28 | 20 | -24.3% |
| 8 | Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company | 100 | 11 | 53 | 27 | 9 | -49.1% |
| 9 | Saluda Medical Pty Ltd | 87 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 14 | -6.9% |
| 10 | BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG | 85 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 7 | +47.8% |
| 11 | NEVRO CORP. | 78 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 12 | ElectroCore, Inc. | 67 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 5 | -18.2% |
| 13 | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | 66 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Advanced Bionics AG | 62 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Covidien LP | 62 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 13 | +46.7% |
| 16 | GALVANI BIOELECTRONICS LIMITED | 57 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 4 | -12.5% |
| 17 | Battelle Memorial Institute | 56 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 9 | +77.8% |
| 18 | SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 55 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 8 | -31.8% |
| 19 | THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | 55 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 3 | +190.0% |
| 20 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | 52 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 21 | Cala Health, Inc. | 49 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 9 | +91.7% |
| 22 | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research | 48 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 5 | +12.5% |
| 23 | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. | 48 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | -47.4% |
| 24 | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | 47 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 6 | +18.2% |
| 25 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 45 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 6 | +25.0% |