A61B 5/1076
For measuring dimensions inside body cavities
Official title: {for measuring dimensions inside body cavities, e.g. using catheters (A61B3/1005 takes precedence)}
A61B5/1076 (For measuring dimensions inside body cavities) appears on 1,374 US grants and 1,829 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,374
- Published applications
- 1,829
- Assignees
- 665
- Inventors
- 2,688
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 |
| 2002 | 22 | 21 |
| 2003 | 17 | 25 |
| 2004 | 13 | 61 |
| 2005 | 16 | 57 |
| 2006 | 18 | 61 |
| 2007 | 23 | 54 |
| 2008 | 11 | 41 |
| 2009 | 33 | 71 |
| 2010 | 31 | 85 |
| 2011 | 44 | 62 |
| 2012 | 45 | 64 |
| 2013 | 51 | 83 |
| 2014 | 69 | 85 |
| 2015 | 57 | 95 |
| 2016 | 49 | 93 |
| 2017 | 63 | 97 |
| 2018 | 63 | 80 |
| 2019 | 64 | 105 |
| 2020 | 68 | 111 |
| 2021 | 88 | 94 |
| 2022 | 81 | 80 |
| 2023 | 74 | 89 |
| 2024 | 90 | 102 |
| 2025 | 73 | 68 |
| 2026 | 41 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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