A61B 5/25
Bioelectric electrodes therefor
A61B5/25 (Bioelectric electrodes therefor) appears on 9,150 US grants and 12,401 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 9,150
- Published applications
- 12,401
- Assignees
- 3,206
- Inventors
- 16,922
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 29 | 0 |
| 1986 | 31 | 0 |
| 1987 | 59 | 0 |
| 1988 | 28 | 0 |
| 1989 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | 56 | 0 |
| 1994 | 72 | 0 |
| 1995 | 80 | 0 |
| 1996 | 67 | 0 |
| 1997 | 63 | 0 |
| 1998 | 101 | 0 |
| 1999 | 85 | 0 |
| 2000 | 99 | 0 |
| 2001 | 89 | 25 |
| 2002 | 84 | 99 |
| 2003 | 84 | 114 |
| 2004 | 70 | 131 |
| 2005 | 77 | 144 |
| 2006 | 72 | 155 |
| 2007 | 76 | 190 |
| 2008 | 53 | 210 |
| 2009 | 72 | 254 |
| 2010 | 112 | 261 |
| 2011 | 140 | 244 |
| 2012 | 211 | 317 |
| 2013 | 284 | 385 |
| 2014 | 349 | 513 |
| 2015 | 327 | 531 |
| 2016 | 375 | 636 |
| 2017 | 413 | 686 |
| 2018 | 399 | 709 |
| 2019 | 555 | 830 |
| 2020 | 548 | 791 |
| 2021 | 593 | 902 |
| 2022 | 603 | 964 |
| 2023 | 636 | 903 |
| 2024 | 626 | 910 |
| 2025 | 665 | 823 |
| 2026 | 478 | 674 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 5/279Specially adapted for particular uses8,288
- A61B 5/251Means for maintaining electrode contact with the body1,367
- A61B 5/263Characterised by the electrode materials647
- A61B 5/271Arrangements of electrodes with cords, cables or leads489
- A61B 5/276Protection against electrode failure226
- A61B 5/26Maintaining contact between the body and the electrodes by the action of74
- A61B 5/262Needle electrodes72
- A61B 5/277Capacitive electrodes61
Recent patents
- Electrode device for amplitude-integrated electroencephalography6 Oct 2026US 12,751,657 B2Institut D'Investigació SanitàRia Pere Virgili
- Skin-preparation-free, stretchable microneedle adhesive patches for highly reliable electrophysiological monitoring6 Oct 2026US 12,751,658 B2Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Method and system for identifying disconnected catheter electrode6 Oct 2026US 12,751,659 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- System and method for evoking a reflex to monitor the nerves of the larynx6 Oct 2026US 12,751,667 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Electrode catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,669 B2Inter Nova Inc
- System for Obtaining Diagnostic Data Indicative of a Cardiac Condition of a Patient8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305956 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Interface structure for a bioelectrode8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306000 A1Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
- Electrocardiography patch8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306001 A1Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
- Mapping and navigation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306006 A1Enchannel Medical, Ltd.
- Electrocochleography-based classification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306009 A1The University of Melbourne
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ablation catheter positioning system1,928US 5,341,807 AAmerican Cardiac Ablation Co., Inc. · 1994
- Robotic catheter system1,662US 7,972,298 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2011
- Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue1,468US 6,679,269 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- System for determining the location and orientation of an invasive medical instrument1,444US 6,690,963 B2Biosense, Inc. · 2004
- Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes1,425US 6,332,089 B1Biosense, Inc. · 2001