A61B 5/416
The spleen
Official title: {the spleen}
A61B5/416 (The spleen) appears on 311 US grants and 356 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 311
- Published applications
- 356
- Assignees
- 177
- Inventors
- 636
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 15 |
| 2004 | 7 | 18 |
| 2005 | 8 | 19 |
| 2006 | 9 | 18 |
| 2007 | 6 | 32 |
| 2008 | 11 | 25 |
| 2009 | 10 | 53 |
| 2010 | 18 | 22 |
| 2011 | 16 | 26 |
| 2012 | 22 | 14 |
| 2013 | 17 | 15 |
| 2014 | 15 | 8 |
| 2015 | 13 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device and method for in vivo flow cytometry using the detection of photoacoustic waves23 Jun 2026US 12,661,013 B2BioVentures, LLC
- Device and method for in vivo detection of clots within circulatory vessels2 Jun 2026US 12,642,589 B2BioVentures, LLC
- Deep-learning-based hepatic fat assessment20 Jan 2026US 12,530,770 B2Case Western Reserve University
- Hemoglobin display and patient treatment3 Jun 2025US 12,318,580 B2Masimo Corporation
- Stimulation of a nerve supplying the spleen13 May 2025US 12,296,171 B2Galvani Bioelectronics Limited
- Mobile Rheometer Device, System and Method for Investigating Rheological Properties of Human, Animal or Plant Components9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096747 A1Netzsch-Gerätebau GmbH
- Stimulation of a nerve supplying the spleen24 Jul 2025US 2025/0235702 A1Galvani Bioelectronics Limited
- Device and method for in vivo flow cytometry using the detection of photoacoustic waves24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127402 A1BioVentures, LLC
- Device and method for in vivo detection of clots within circulatory vessels24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127570 A1BioVentures, LLC
- Medical image processing system and method for interventional procedure27 Feb 2025US 2025/0064523 A1Wuhan United Imaging Surgical Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robot for surgical applications1,534US 7,126,303 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · 2006
- Method for determining the biodistribution of substances using fluorescence spectroscopy1,088US 5,377,676 ACedars-Sinai Medical Center · 1995
- Robot for surgical applications914US 7,199,545 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · 2007
- Hemoglobin display and patient treatment792US 8,571,619 B2Masimo Corporation · 2013
- Medical mapping system648US 6,810,281 B2endoVia Medical, Inc. · 2004