A61B 5/150969
Low-profile devices which resemble patches or plasters
Official title: {Low-profile devices which resemble patches or plasters, e.g. also allowing collection of blood samples for testing}
A61B5/150969 (Low-profile devices which resemble patches or plasters) appears on 264 US grants and 428 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 264
- Published applications
- 428
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 523
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 14 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 12 |
| 2011 | 5 | 19 |
| 2012 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 10 | 17 |
| 2014 | 12 | 32 |
| 2015 | 15 | 13 |
| 2016 | 14 | 26 |
| 2017 | 16 | 25 |
| 2018 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 | 26 |
| 2020 | 21 | 24 |
| 2021 | 16 | 21 |
| 2022 | 17 | 22 |
| 2023 | 11 | 29 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 |
| 2025 | 13 | 20 |
| 2026 | 4 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for collecting fluid from a subject7 Jul 2026US 12,672,806 B2YourBio Health, Inc.
- On-body microsensor for biomonitoring2 Jun 2026US 12,642,488 B2One Health Biosensing Inc.
- Hydrogel-enabled microfluidic sweat sequestering for wearable human-device interfaces5 May 2026US 12,616,455 B2North Carolina State University
- Sensor applicator assembly for continuous glucose monitoring system27 Jan 2026US 12,533,081 B2I-Sens, Inc.
- Sensor applicator assembly for continuous glucose monitoring system2 Dec 2025US 12,484,851 B2I-Sens, Inc.
- On-body microsensor for biomonitoring10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263006 A1One Health Biosensing Inc.
- Needle-based apparatus having power management function30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215734 A1
- Needle-based apparatus having a temperature sensing function9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191443 A1
- Techniques and devices associated with blood sampling7 May 2026US 2026/0123864 A1YourBio Health, Inc.
- Sensor applicator assembly for continuous glucose monitoring system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114810 A1I-Sens, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device and method for enchancing transdermal sampling1,134US 6,219,574 B1Alza Corporation · 2001
- Medical device for analyte monitoring and drug delivery548US 7,291,497 B2Theranos, Inc. · 2007
- Intracutaneous microneedle array apparatus483US 6,379,324 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2002
- Microneedle drug delivery device442US 6,611,707 B1Georgia Tech Research Corporation · 2003
- Extraction and transportation of blood for analysis406US 6,364,890 B1Agilent Technologies, Inc. · 2002