A61B 5/4047
Afferent nerves, i.e. nerves that relay impulses to the central nervous system
Official title: {afferent nerves, i.e. nerves that relay impulses to the central nervous system}
A61B5/4047 (Afferent nerves, i.e. nerves that relay impulses to the central nervous system) appears on 149 US grants and 234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 234
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Guided renal denervation using nerve stimulation with blood pressure and renal blood velocity measurements, and associated systems, device, and methods27 Jan 2026US 12,533,183 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- External baroreflex activation for assessment and treatment23 Dec 2025US 12,502,127 B2CVRx, Inc.
- Method for adjusting a system for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve25 Nov 2025US 12,478,322 B2ImThera Medical, Inc.
- Guided renal denervation using nerve stimulation with blood pressure and renal blood velocity measurements, and associated systems, device, and methods16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199005 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Methods for Optimizing Evoked Potential Baseline Reference Value in an Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Environment18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165636 A1Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
- Methods and apparatuses for improving peripheral nerve function14 May 2026US 2026/0131144 A1LightSide MD, LLC
- Method for adjusting a system for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve7 May 2026US 2026/0123880 A1ImThera Medical, Inc.
- External baroreflex activation for assessment and treatment19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076619 A1CVRx, Inc.
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