A61B 5/063
Using impedance measurements
Official title: {using impedance measurements}
A61B5/063 (Using impedance measurements) appears on 383 US grants and 534 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Biosignal-based navigation of electrophysiological mapping baskets using statistical shape models25 Aug 2026US 12,714,509 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Method for imaging an implanted implant11 Aug 2026US 12,702,490 B2Bonetag
- System for detecting catheter looping or knotting4 Aug 2026US 12,697,041 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- System and apparatus for detecting catheters relative to introducers28 Jul 2026US 12,690,780 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Anatomical model generation16 Jun 2026US 12,653,616 B2Affera, Inc.
- System for indicating proximity to transeptal site with electro-anatomical catheter sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306007 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Anatomical model generation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272556 A1Affera, Inc.
- Temporary pacing lead navigation system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256376 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Estimation of contact force of catheter expandable assembly13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232275 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Controlled constant current systems, devices, components and methods for navigating, positioning, and/or imaging a medical device inside a patient's body6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224300 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hybrid magnetic-based and impedance-based position sensing489US 7,536,218 B2Biosense Webster, Inc. · 2009
- Catheter positioning system391US 5,944,022 AAmerican Cardiac Ablation Co., Inc. · 1999
- Systems and methods for guiding and locating functional elements on medical devices positioned in a body317US 6,895,267 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Interface for controlling the display of images of diagnostic or therapeutic instruments in interior body regions and related data297US 6,106,460 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Baseline impedance maps for tissue proximity indications268US 10,398,348 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. · 2019