A61B 5/02
Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system
Official title: Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow
A61B5/02 (Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system) appears on 28,315 US grants and 41,847 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 28,315
- Published applications
- 41,847
- Assignees
- 8,803
- Inventors
- 51,767
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51 | 0 |
| 1977 | 53 | 0 |
| 1978 | 62 | 0 |
| 1979 | 49 | 0 |
| 1980 | 69 | 0 |
| 1981 | 81 | 0 |
| 1982 | 55 | 0 |
| 1983 | 46 | 0 |
| 1984 | 61 | 0 |
| 1985 | 61 | 0 |
| 1986 | 77 | 0 |
| 1987 | 73 | 0 |
| 1988 | 88 | 0 |
| 1989 | 124 | 0 |
| 1990 | 121 | 0 |
| 1991 | 123 | 0 |
| 1992 | 103 | 0 |
| 1993 | 135 | 0 |
| 1994 | 121 | 0 |
| 1995 | 99 | 0 |
| 1996 | 119 | 0 |
| 1997 | 129 | 0 |
| 1998 | 205 | 0 |
| 1999 | 144 | 0 |
| 2000 | 191 | 0 |
| 2001 | 218 | 83 |
| 2002 | 252 | 347 |
| 2003 | 301 | 437 |
| 2004 | 239 | 549 |
| 2005 | 204 | 601 |
| 2006 | 273 | 688 |
| 2007 | 278 | 833 |
| 2008 | 286 | 888 |
| 2009 | 295 | 961 |
| 2010 | 412 | 1128 |
| 2011 | 535 | 1059 |
| 2012 | 662 | 1120 |
| 2013 | 827 | 1281 |
| 2014 | 1068 | 2110 |
| 2015 | 1004 | 1966 |
| 2016 | 1103 | 2428 |
| 2017 | 1424 | 2657 |
| 2018 | 1427 | 2568 |
| 2019 | 2063 | 2885 |
| 2020 | 1993 | 2945 |
| 2021 | 1981 | 2922 |
| 2022 | 2049 | 2586 |
| 2023 | 1963 | 2640 |
| 2024 | 1944 | 2432 |
| 2025 | 1889 | 2216 |
| 2026 | 1185 | 1517 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 5/024Measuring pulse rate or heart rate13,822
- A61B 5/021Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels10,502
- A61B 5/0205Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions9,521
- A61B 5/026Measuring blood flow6,116
- A61B 5/02007Evaluating blood vessel condition2,775
- A61B 5/02028Determining haemodynamic parameters not otherwise provided for1,328
- A61B 5/02042Determining blood loss or bleeding445
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