A61B 5/6886
Monitoring or controlling distance between sensor and tissue
Official title: {Monitoring or controlling distance between sensor and tissue}
A61B5/6886 (Monitoring or controlling distance between sensor and tissue) appears on 291 US grants and 402 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 291
- Published applications
- 402
- Assignees
- 180
- Inventors
- 727
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2024 | 22 | 22 |
| 2025 | 18 | 15 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System with a cardiological sensor for lung fluid detection16 Jun 2026US 12,653,419 B2Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki
- Tissue retractor having operative corridor formed by dilator and blades26 May 2026US 12,635,998 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Systems and methods for detecting physical contact of a surgical instrument with patient tissue14 Apr 2026US 12,599,298 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Optical device for determining pulse rate3 Mar 2026US 12,564,329 B2Fitbit, Inc.
- Systems and methods for optical analysis and contact stability using ablation catheters24 Feb 2026US 12,558,188 B2Medlumics S. L.
- Spiral sensor for physiologic signal measurement with position and tissue proximity indication28 May 2026US 2026/0144492 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Systems, devices, and methods for triggering intraoperative neuromonitoring in robotic-assisted medical procedures30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114947 A1Mazor Robotics Ltd.
- State-based Initiation of Evoked Response-based Measurement Tests During an Electrode Lead Insertion Procedure30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115469 A1Advanced Bionics AG
- Amplifier interface for multi-electrode catheter2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090755 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Impedance tissue confirmation system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061172 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Baseline impedance maps for tissue proximity indications268US 10,398,348 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. · 2019
- Wearable heart rate monitor258US 8,948,832 B2Fitbit, Inc. · 2015
- Wearable heart rate monitor252US 8,920,332 B2Fitbit, Inc. · 2014
- Micro capsule type robot196US 6,719,684 B2Korea Institute of Science and Technology · 2004
- Blood flow measurement catheter194US 4,733,669 ACardiometrics, Inc. · 1988