A61B 5/6801
Specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
Official title: {specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface}
A61B5/6801 (Specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface) appears on 21,541 US grants and 34,054 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 21,541
- Published applications
- 34,054
- Assignees
- 8,089
- Inventors
- 45,270
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 47 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 36 | 0 |
| 1992 | 42 | 0 |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 |
| 1994 | 63 | 0 |
| 1995 | 58 | 0 |
| 1996 | 60 | 0 |
| 1997 | 55 | 0 |
| 1998 | 107 | 0 |
| 1999 | 85 | 0 |
| 2000 | 129 | 0 |
| 2001 | 124 | 52 |
| 2002 | 147 | 206 |
| 2003 | 190 | 219 |
| 2004 | 134 | 264 |
| 2005 | 127 | 328 |
| 2006 | 135 | 430 |
| 2007 | 167 | 452 |
| 2008 | 133 | 495 |
| 2009 | 175 | 562 |
| 2010 | 230 | 629 |
| 2011 | 291 | 663 |
| 2012 | 409 | 735 |
| 2013 | 507 | 880 |
| 2014 | 680 | 1500 |
| 2015 | 742 | 1463 |
| 2016 | 829 | 1998 |
| 2017 | 1090 | 2279 |
| 2018 | 1182 | 2187 |
| 2019 | 1683 | 2568 |
| 2020 | 1710 | 2621 |
| 2021 | 1710 | 2640 |
| 2022 | 1770 | 2510 |
| 2023 | 1718 | 2445 |
| 2024 | 1730 | 2459 |
| 2025 | 1829 | 2032 |
| 2026 | 1113 | 1437 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 5/6813Specially adapted to be attached to a specific body part10,187
- A61B 5/6802Sensor mounted on worn items9,885
- A61B 5/683Means for maintaining contact with the body5,989
- A61B 5/6843Monitoring or controlling sensor contact pressure1,522
- A61B 5/684Indicating the position of the sensor on the body481
- A61B 5/6844Monitoring or controlling distance between sensor and tissue472
Recent patents
- Data-informed method and system for tracking the performance of airborne objects6 Oct 2026US 12,751,422 B2
- Virtual reality techniques for characterizing visual capabilities6 Oct 2026US 12,751,615 B2Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
- Time-of-flight measurement on user with cameras and position sensor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,628 B2Omni Medsci, Inc.
- Blood pressure detection method and apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,634 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Method for determining a physiological parameter using a PPG signal with reduced influence of venous pulsatility6 Oct 2026US 12,751,637 B2Csem Centre Suisse D'Electronique Et De Microtechnique SA—Recherche Et DéVeloppement
- Medical system configured to use source separation to identify patient parameters from signals received from multiple medical devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305942 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Polarization sensitive biometric monitoring8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305947 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Implantable pressure sensor system for measurement and wireless transmission of internal pressures8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305953 A1Qura, Inc.
- System for Obtaining Diagnostic Data Indicative of a Cardiac Condition of a Patient8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305956 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Performance of ai algorithm for detection of blood pressure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305958 A1Aktiia SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Analytical system for monitoring a substance to be analyzed in patient-blood1,838US 5,507,288 ABoehringer Mannheim GmbH · 1996
- Analyte monitoring device and methods of use1,821US 6,560,471 B1TheraSense, Inc. · 2003
- Device for computer-assisted monitoring of the body1,790US 5,050,612 A1991
- Physiological monitor and associated computation, display and communication unit1,769US 6,790,178 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2004
- Methods and apparatus for inhibiting contamination of reusable pulse oximetry sensors1,617US 5,619,992 A1997