A61B 2560/04
Constructional details of apparatus
A61B2560/04 (Constructional details of apparatus) appears on 6,516 US grants and 10,438 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2024 | 506 | 839 |
| 2025 | 557 | 833 |
| 2026 | 355 | 484 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2560/0443Modular apparatusIndexing code1,878
- A61B 2560/0406Specially shaped apparatus housingsIndexing code1,710
- A61B 2560/0462Apparatus with built-in sensorsIndexing code1,108
- A61B 2560/0475Special features of memory meansIndexing code968
- A61B 2560/0431Portable apparatusIndexing code768
- A61B 2560/0456Apparatus provided with a docking unitIndexing code663
- A61B 2560/0487Special user inputs or interfacesIndexing code273
- A61B 2560/0437Trolley or cart-type apparatusIndexing code190
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Most cited
By later US patents
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- Modular microprocessor-based health monitoring system1,971US 5,899,855 AHealth Hero Network, Inc. · 1999
- Analyte monitoring device and methods of use1,821US 6,560,471 B1TheraSense, Inc. · 2003
- Physiological monitor and associated computation, display and communication unit1,769US 6,790,178 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2004