A61B 5/0017
Transmitting optical signals
Official title: {transmitting optical signals}
A61B5/0017 (Transmitting optical signals) appears on 337 US grants and 460 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 337
- Published applications
- 460
- Assignees
- 245
- Inventors
- 811
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
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| 2006 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
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| 2009 | 3 | 9 |
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| 2014 | 14 | 27 |
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| 2020 | 15 | 27 |
| 2021 | 22 | 33 |
| 2022 | 16 | 34 |
| 2023 | 17 | 21 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 |
| 2025 | 22 | 14 |
| 2026 | 9 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tissue oxygen saturation detection and related apparatus and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,727,796 B2Whoop, Inc.
- Wireless, optically-powered optoelectronic sensors14 Jul 2026US 12,682,200 B2Cornell University
- Wearable device and wearing status detection method19 May 2026US 12,629,043 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Wearable device with status display5 May 2026US 12,616,393 B2Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
- Physiological sensor delivery device and method21 Apr 2026US 12,605,075 B2ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.
- Medical devices and methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253722 A1Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
- Optical dual brain signal measurement device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224159 A1Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
- Multiple Light Source Configuration6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227623 A1Designs for Vision, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for facilitating medical services remotely6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229349 A1OnMed LLC
- Chemical sensors23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207093 A1Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- System for monitoring and controlling blood glucose1,207US 5,101,814 A1992
- Diet and activity-monitoring device1,145US 6,513,532 B2Healthetech, Inc. · 2003
- EEG headpiece with disposable electrodes and apparatus and system and method for use therewith1,064US 5,479,934 APhysiometrix, Inc. · 1996
- System for monitoring and controlling blood glucose792US 5,190,041 A1993