A61M 2205/6063
Optical identification systems
A61M2205/6063 (Optical identification systems) appears on 1,954 US grants and 2,646 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,954
- Published applications
- 2,646
- Assignees
- 763
- Inventors
- 3,780
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 30 |
| 2003 | 29 | 39 |
| 2004 | 17 | 57 |
| 2005 | 21 | 42 |
| 2006 | 20 | 65 |
| 2007 | 13 | 62 |
| 2008 | 16 | 65 |
| 2009 | 17 | 65 |
| 2010 | 47 | 50 |
| 2011 | 35 | 73 |
| 2012 | 37 | 78 |
| 2013 | 75 | 106 |
| 2014 | 79 | 119 |
| 2015 | 72 | 115 |
| 2016 | 94 | 127 |
| 2017 | 94 | 148 |
| 2018 | 86 | 144 |
| 2019 | 139 | 161 |
| 2020 | 112 | 163 |
| 2021 | 133 | 203 |
| 2022 | 114 | 187 |
| 2023 | 135 | 165 |
| 2024 | 145 | 140 |
| 2025 | 126 | 150 |
| 2026 | 59 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adjustment of infusion user interface upon docking event22 Sep 2026US 12,741,082 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Infusion unit15 Sep 2026US 12,734,294 B2Infuzamed LLC
- Droplet device actuation from inhalation sensing15 Sep 2026US 12,734,312 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Systems and methods of aerosol delivery with airflow regulation15 Sep 2026US 12,734,317 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Apparatus, system and method for detecting and monitoring inhalations8 Sep 2026US 12,728,216 B2MannKind Corporation
- Sheath for sealed access to a vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306818 A1Abiomed Europe GmbH
- Readable Syringe for Dosage Verification System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295167 A1Retractable Technologies, Inc.
- Readable Syringe for Dosage Verification System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295168 A1Retractable Technologies, Inc.
- Medical device for identifying, in particular presence identification, and/or classifying a medical item1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301909 A1
- Powdered antibiotic dispensing tool device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284369 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Identification device for surgical instrument3,012US 5,529,235 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,647US 5,562,239 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,575US 5,535,937 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,556US 5,535,934 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Identification device for surgical instrument2,322US 5,693,042 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997