A61B 2562/00
Details of sensors
Official title: Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
A61B2562/00 (Details of sensors) appears on 23,157 US grants and 35,071 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 1932 | 2063 |
| 2026 | 1222 | 1450 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2562/02Details of sensors specially adapted for in-vivo measurementsIndexing code16,582
- A61B 2562/04Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same typeIndexing code4,017
- A61B 2562/16Details of sensor housings or probesIndexing code2,891
- A61B 2562/12Manufacturing methods specially adapted for producing sensors for in-vivo measurementsIndexing code2,028
- A61B 2562/22Arrangements of medical sensors with cables or leadsIndexing code1,851
- A61B 2562/08Sensors provided with means for identificationIndexing code1,243
- A61B 2562/18Shielding or protection of sensors from environmental influencesIndexing code957
- A61B 2562/06Arrangements of multiple sensors of different typesIndexing code592
Recent patents
- Intraocular pressure sensing device and method using sensor based on half Wheatstone bridge6 Oct 2026US 12,751,619 B2Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
- System and method for writing into the memory of an active medical device implantable by telemetry6 Oct 2026US 12,751,622 B2Sorin Crm SAS
- Fiber optic needle probe6 Oct 2026US 12,751,627 B2Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam
- Time-of-flight measurement on user with cameras and position sensor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,628 B2Omni Medsci, Inc.
- Blood flow restriction systems having wireless monitoring and control6 Oct 2026US 12,751,635 B2Smart Tools Plus, LLC
- Fiber bragg grating for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305915 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Implantable pressure sensor system for measurement and wireless transmission of internal pressures8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305953 A1Qura, Inc.
- System and method for capturing and transmitting biometric data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305955 A1Nexa Labs Inc.
- System and method for measuring characteristics of coronary arterial system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305961 A1Stallion Cardio, LLC
- Photoplethysmography sensor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305964 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,420US 6,641,533 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Limited use medical probe2,284US 7,048,687 B1OB Scientific, Inc. · 2006
- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,273US 6,558,320 B1Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Surgical instrument with wireless communication between a control unit of a robotic system and remote sensor2,233US 8,684,253 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014