A61B 5/1459
Invasive
Official title: invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter
A61B5/1459 (Invasive) appears on 1,405 US grants and 1,722 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,405
- Published applications
- 1,722
- Assignees
- 633
- Inventors
- 2,710
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 23 |
| 2003 | 14 | 31 |
| 2004 | 16 | 44 |
| 2005 | 17 | 35 |
| 2006 | 17 | 39 |
| 2007 | 22 | 43 |
| 2008 | 19 | 46 |
| 2009 | 18 | 64 |
| 2010 | 27 | 83 |
| 2011 | 26 | 63 |
| 2012 | 48 | 64 |
| 2013 | 65 | 94 |
| 2014 | 53 | 81 |
| 2015 | 74 | 93 |
| 2016 | 49 | 89 |
| 2017 | 71 | 90 |
| 2018 | 70 | 97 |
| 2019 | 83 | 110 |
| 2020 | 71 | 95 |
| 2021 | 81 | 99 |
| 2022 | 69 | 73 |
| 2023 | 56 | 71 |
| 2024 | 71 | 82 |
| 2025 | 47 | 63 |
| 2026 | 47 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Processor device, method of operating the same, and endoscope system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,893 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Handheld wireless oximetry device29 Sep 2026US 12,745,933 B2
- Vascular graft system and a method of processing an arterial pressure pulse trace29 Sep 2026US 12,745,961 B2City University of Hong Kong
- Oximetry using light wavelengths to avoid surgical dyes22 Sep 2026US 12,740,729 B2
- Wireless oximeter probe with elongated tube22 Sep 2026US 12,740,730 B2ViOptix, Inc.
- System and method for hyperspectral imaging and mapping of tissue oxygen saturation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305991 A1Covidien LP
- Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices for quantification of analytes in interstitial fluid24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283512 A1Trustees of Tufts College
- Pre-connected analyte sensors24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292997 A1DexCom, Inc.
- Optical Aptamer Biosensors for In-Vivo Sensing10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262973 A1
- Wearable biosensors for semi-invasive, real-time monitoring of analytes, and related methods and apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262974 A1SiPhox, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities2,760US 6,716,233 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2004
- Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities2,639US 7,077,856 B2Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2006
- Dispensing catheter and method1,832US 4,900,303 A1990
- Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities1,782US 8,016,858 B2Tyco Healthcare Group IP · 2011
- Device and method to measure and communicate body parameters1,630US 6,731,976 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2004