A61B 5/40
Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the nervous system
Official title: {Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the nervous system (for sleep A61B5/4806; for anaesthesia A61B5/4821; for pain A61B5/4824)}
A61B5/40 (Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the nervous system) appears on 6,086 US grants and 9,645 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 6,086
- Published applications
- 9,645
- Assignees
- 3,134
- Inventors
- 14,984
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 10 |
| 2002 | 55 | 82 |
| 2003 | 55 | 91 |
| 2004 | 55 | 130 |
| 2005 | 35 | 128 |
| 2006 | 58 | 165 |
| 2007 | 63 | 179 |
| 2008 | 63 | 215 |
| 2009 | 59 | 240 |
| 2010 | 89 | 246 |
| 2011 | 123 | 274 |
| 2012 | 156 | 274 |
| 2013 | 217 | 286 |
| 2014 | 234 | 356 |
| 2015 | 240 | 384 |
| 2016 | 233 | 493 |
| 2017 | 257 | 515 |
| 2018 | 274 | 530 |
| 2019 | 428 | 622 |
| 2020 | 451 | 695 |
| 2021 | 462 | 694 |
| 2022 | 456 | 692 |
| 2023 | 487 | 695 |
| 2024 | 472 | 650 |
| 2025 | 507 | 595 |
| 2026 | 286 | 404 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Posturographic evaluation apparatus and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,647 B2Centro Di Fisioterapia Di Cecilia Surace & C. S.A.S.
- Treatment of an epilepsy-associated disorder6 Oct 2026US 12,751,660 B2Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Medizinische Fakultaet
- Techniques for olfactory training using scent dispensing devices6 Oct 2026US 12,752,029 B2iRoma Scents A.B. Ltd.
- Test device, method, and system for treating Alzheimer's disease6 Oct 2026US 12,752,127 B2
- Communication devices, methods, and systems29 Sep 2026US 12,745,958 B2Datafeel Inc.
- Mapping electrodes from magnetic resonance imaging (mri) data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305945 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Parkinson's tremor classification using machine learning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306010 A1Genzyme Corporation
- Dementia assisting diagnosis system, dementia assisting diagnosis method and computer program product thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306011 A1
- Automated seizure detection, quantification, warning and therapy delivery using the slope of heart rate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306012 A1
- Systems and Methods For Determining Neurological Condition Based On Surface Biopotentials8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306028 A1Pison Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wireless medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment1,499US 5,957,854 A1999
- Apparatus and method for measuring biologic parameters1,280US 7,187,960 B22007
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Techniques for data retention upon detection of an event in an implantable medical device1,040US 8,108,033 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2012
- Ambulatory patient health monitoring techniques utilizing interactive visual communication893US 5,544,649 ACardiomedix, Inc. · 1996