A61B 5/1113
Local tracking of patients
Official title: {Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home}
A61B5/1113 (Local tracking of patients) appears on 2,742 US grants and 4,086 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,742
- Published applications
- 4,086
- Assignees
- 1,563
- Inventors
- 7,132
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 6 | 25 |
| 2003 | 16 | 21 |
| 2004 | 16 | 23 |
| 2005 | 15 | 30 |
| 2006 | 15 | 35 |
| 2007 | 12 | 44 |
| 2008 | 21 | 43 |
| 2009 | 30 | 51 |
| 2010 | 28 | 97 |
| 2011 | 31 | 79 |
| 2012 | 58 | 94 |
| 2013 | 59 | 96 |
| 2014 | 86 | 149 |
| 2015 | 75 | 166 |
| 2016 | 89 | 211 |
| 2017 | 117 | 241 |
| 2018 | 142 | 272 |
| 2019 | 226 | 322 |
| 2020 | 250 | 369 |
| 2021 | 245 | 339 |
| 2022 | 233 | 363 |
| 2023 | 243 | 339 |
| 2024 | 261 | 318 |
| 2025 | 253 | 213 |
| 2026 | 121 | 139 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Virtual reality techniques for characterizing visual capabilities6 Oct 2026US 12,751,615 B2Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
- Wearable device for determining motion and/or a physiological state of a wearer6 Oct 2026US 12,751,646 B2Opum Technologies Limited
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling ultrasound diagnostic apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,697 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Method for detecting respiratory effort related arousals (RERA) through modified mandibular distance or movement signals in subjects suffering from sleep disorder6 Oct 2026US 12,755,837 B2Nomics
- Patient monitoring system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,924 B2PurePrevent LLC
- A method and a device for calculating a probability of an actual fall event after detecting a suspected fall event8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305981 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Systems and methods for improving sleep disordered breathing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311867 A1The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Bed system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294348 A1Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
- Augmented reality sensorimotor training method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301336 A1Neuro-Mod Inc.
- Calculation module configured to evaluate visual and postural ergonomics24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283506 A1Essilor International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Patient safety system with automatically adjusting bed794US 8,723,677 B1Masimo Corporation · 2014
- Two-way TDMA telemetry system with power conservation features724US 5,748,103 AVitalcom, Inc. · 1998
- Computer data entry and manipulation apparatus and method653US 4,988,981 AVPL Research, Inc. · 1991
- Patient-worn wireless physiological sensor629US 10,226,187 B2Masimo Corporation · 2019
- Patient monitoring system629US 6,544,174 B2Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. · 2003