A61B 5/20
Measuring for diagnostic purposes: for measuring urological functions restricted to the evaluation
Official title: for measuring urological functions {restricted to the evaluation of the urinary system (A61B5/4375 takes precedence)}
A61B5/20 (Measuring for diagnostic purposes: for measuring urological functions restricted to the evaluation) appears on 1,417 US grants and 2,066 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,417
- Published applications
- 2,066
- Assignees
- 905
- Inventors
- 3,578
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 8 |
| 2002 | 17 | 16 |
| 2003 | 17 | 28 |
| 2004 | 17 | 28 |
| 2005 | 10 | 30 |
| 2006 | 17 | 36 |
| 2007 | 6 | 27 |
| 2008 | 11 | 39 |
| 2009 | 10 | 25 |
| 2010 | 26 | 58 |
| 2011 | 25 | 39 |
| 2012 | 28 | 55 |
| 2013 | 27 | 57 |
| 2014 | 37 | 77 |
| 2015 | 39 | 70 |
| 2016 | 35 | 92 |
| 2017 | 66 | 122 |
| 2018 | 61 | 120 |
| 2019 | 79 | 132 |
| 2020 | 88 | 192 |
| 2021 | 115 | 145 |
| 2022 | 90 | 186 |
| 2023 | 119 | 156 |
| 2024 | 120 | 130 |
| 2025 | 115 | 117 |
| 2026 | 51 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for measuring and displaying the impulse of a liquid stream6 Oct 2026US 12,754,047 B2
- Systems and methods for draining bodily fluids8 Sep 2026US 12,727,804 B2Potrero Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for patient monitoring8 Sep 2026US 12,727,825 B2Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
- Image rotation in an endoscopic hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,509 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Method and system for predicting bladder urine volume1 Sep 2026US 12,721,561 B2Medithings Co., Ltd.
- Real-time bladder sensing system through bio-implantable sensor element8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306026 A1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Method for ex vivo measuring glomerular filtration rate in a subject1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294305 A1Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris
- Fluid collection systems and methods for collecting fluids24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283522 A1Patient Inventions, LLC
- Urine analysis device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272427 A1Kures, Inc.
- Systems and methods to map autoregulation of the kidney using magnetic resonance imaging17 Sep 2026US 2026/0278800 A1Washington University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Screening and monitoring instrument1,475US 5,038,109 AGyrus Medical Limited · 1991
- System and method for nerve stimulation1,040US 7,979,137 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2011
- Networked health care and monitoring system566US 5,410,471 AToto Ltd. · 1995
- Endopelvic fascia treatment for incontinence419US 6,292,700 B1SURx, Inc. · 2001
- Health-related signaling via wearable items364US 8,094,009 B2The Invention Science Fund I, LLC · 2012