A61B 5/441
Skin evaluation
Official title: {Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis}
A61B5/441 (Skin evaluation) appears on 3,225 US grants and 4,945 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,225
- Published applications
- 4,945
- Assignees
- 1,848
- Inventors
- 8,370
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 11 |
| 2002 | 37 | 46 |
| 2003 | 34 | 71 |
| 2004 | 22 | 77 |
| 2005 | 21 | 68 |
| 2006 | 27 | 80 |
| 2007 | 37 | 100 |
| 2008 | 30 | 130 |
| 2009 | 36 | 142 |
| 2010 | 53 | 143 |
| 2011 | 75 | 151 |
| 2012 | 100 | 125 |
| 2013 | 102 | 197 |
| 2014 | 95 | 192 |
| 2015 | 103 | 228 |
| 2016 | 129 | 345 |
| 2017 | 175 | 266 |
| 2018 | 157 | 252 |
| 2019 | 224 | 326 |
| 2020 | 205 | 350 |
| 2021 | 230 | 340 |
| 2022 | 242 | 336 |
| 2023 | 240 | 289 |
| 2024 | 215 | 295 |
| 2025 | 227 | 242 |
| 2026 | 146 | 143 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 5/445Evaluating skin irritation or skin trauma911
- A61B 5/444Evaluating skin marks619
- A61B 5/443Evaluating skin constituents565
- A61B 5/442Evaluating skin mechanical properties506
- A61B 5/447Specially adapted for aiding the prevention of ulcer or pressure sore development382
- A61B 5/446Scalp evaluation or scalp disorder diagnosis45
Recent patents
- Wearable medical module for wound treatment, imaging, monitoring and analysis based on images of wound6 Oct 2026US 12,751,663 B2Preh Holdings, LLC
- Electrostatic discharge protection for sensors in wound therapy29 Sep 2026US 12,745,951 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- System to visualize, measure, and track skin abnormalities29 Sep 2026US 12,745,952 B2New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Systems and methods for detection of pressure ulcers29 Sep 2026US 12,745,953 B2Apogee Interests, LLC
- Tissue hydration monitor29 Sep 2026US 12,745,955 B2Hydrostasis, Inc.
- Technologies For Three-Dimensional Spectroscopic Imaging Of Tissue Properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305948 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Training support information providing device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305998 A1Aisin Corporation
- Measurement of surface roughness8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311352 A1Trinamix GmbH
- Image capture for optical viewing devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294216 A1
- Automated skin condition evaluation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294331 A1Eli Lilly and Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-invasive tissue glucose level monitoring1,250US 6,721,582 B2Argose, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for optical imaging with means for controlling the longitudinal range of the sample1,199US 5,321,501 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1994
- System for monitoring health, wellness and fitness1,189US 6,605,038 B1BodyMedia, Inc. · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instruments1,184US 6,485,413 B1The General Hospital Corporation · 2002
- Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a fiber optic imaging guidewire, catheter or endoscope1,079US 6,134,003 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2000