A61B 5/150954
Means for the detection of operative contact with patient
Official title: {Means for the detection of operative contact with patient, e.g. by temperature sensitive sensor}
A61B5/150954 (Means for the detection of operative contact with patient) appears on 114 US grants and 164 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 114
- Published applications
- 164
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 210
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 20 |
| 2011 | 8 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8 |
| 2013 | 17 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 13 | 14 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for detecting physical contact of a surgical instrument with patient tissue14 Apr 2026US 12,599,298 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Lancing device with ejector7 Oct 2025US 12,433,518 B2Actuated Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for autonomous intravenous needle insertion23 Sep 2025US 12,419,555 B2Veebot Systems, Inc.
- Remote examination through augmented reality11 Feb 2025US 12,220,201 B2ROM Technologies, Inc.
- Remote examination through augmented reality11 Feb 2025US 12,220,202 B2ROM Technologies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for autonomous intravenous needle insertion15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013760 A1Veebot Systems, Inc.
- Remote examination through augmented reality5 Jun 2025US 2025/0176829 A1ROM Technologies, Inc.
- Detection meter and mode of operation17 Oct 2024US 2024/0341634 A1Intuity Medical, Inc.
- Multi-site body fluid sampling and analysis cartridge4 Apr 2024US 2024/0108259 A1Intuity Medical, Inc.
- Cannula insertion system29 Feb 2024US 2024/0065591 A1Vitestro Holding B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic skin puncturing system257US 6,530,892 B12003
- Method and apparatus for lancet actuation245US 7,344,507 B2Pelikan Technologies, Inc. · 2008
- Systems and methods for autonomous intravenous needle insertion181US 9,364,171 B2Veebot Systems, Inc. · 2016
- Portable laser for blood sampling178US 5,947,957 AJMAR Technology Co. · 1999
- Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation172US 7,175,642 B2Pelikan Technologies, Inc. · 2007