A61B 2562/16
Details of sensor housings or probes
Official title: Details of sensor housings or probes; Details of structural supports for sensors (A61B2560/0462 takes precedence)
A61B2562/16 (Details of sensor housings or probes) appears on 2,891 US grants and 4,703 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,891
- Published applications
- 4,703
- Assignees
- 1,744
- Inventors
- 8,100
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 | 30 |
| 2005 | 6 | 43 |
| 2006 | 13 | 35 |
| 2007 | 13 | 35 |
| 2008 | 9 | 39 |
| 2009 | 20 | 59 |
| 2010 | 22 | 43 |
| 2011 | 26 | 61 |
| 2012 | 39 | 83 |
| 2013 | 73 | 127 |
| 2014 | 66 | 170 |
| 2015 | 99 | 182 |
| 2016 | 104 | 290 |
| 2017 | 153 | 271 |
| 2018 | 141 | 253 |
| 2019 | 224 | 322 |
| 2020 | 194 | 373 |
| 2021 | 217 | 444 |
| 2022 | 268 | 380 |
| 2023 | 276 | 378 |
| 2024 | 294 | 397 |
| 2025 | 314 | 398 |
| 2026 | 196 | 263 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2562/164The sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrierIndexing code1,523
- A61B 2562/166The sensor is mounted on a specially adapted printed circuit boardIndexing code863
- A61B 2562/168Fluid filled sensor housingsIndexing code261
- A61B 2562/162Capsule shaped sensor housingsIndexing code205
- A61B 2562/17Comprising radiolucent componentsIndexing code199
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