A61N 1/08
Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating
Official title: Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating {(for external stimulators A61N1/3603; for implantable neurostimulators A61N1/36128; for heart stimulators A61N1/37; for defibrillators A61N1/3925)}
A61N1/08 (Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating) appears on 1,426 US grants and 1,910 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 1,426
- Published applications
- 1,910
- Assignees
- 452
- Inventors
- 2,500
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 43 |
| 2003 | 9 | 32 |
| 2004 | 21 | 20 |
| 2005 | 17 | 32 |
| 2006 | 22 | 23 |
| 2007 | 10 | 29 |
| 2008 | 6 | 50 |
| 2009 | 18 | 44 |
| 2010 | 26 | 79 |
| 2011 | 38 | 87 |
| 2012 | 66 | 109 |
| 2013 | 83 | 73 |
| 2014 | 105 | 77 |
| 2015 | 81 | 65 |
| 2016 | 69 | 51 |
| 2017 | 48 | 66 |
| 2018 | 59 | 102 |
| 2019 | 72 | 167 |
| 2020 | 95 | 131 |
| 2021 | 93 | 139 |
| 2022 | 113 | 131 |
| 2023 | 94 | 96 |
| 2024 | 97 | 107 |
| 2025 | 99 | 104 |
| 2026 | 55 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Smart implants for periprosthetic joint infection6 Oct 2026US 12,751,826 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Magnet removal and replacement apparatus and methods for use with cochlear implants6 Oct 2026US 12,752,113 B2Advanced Bionics AG
- Wireless transducer arrays applying tumor treating fields and systems and methods of use thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,741,140 B2Novocure GmbH
- Implantable medical device (IMD) with code path metrics22 Sep 2026US 12,743,944 B2Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
- MRI compatible magnet for cochlear implant15 Sep 2026US 12,734,357 B2Zhejiang Nurotron Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
- Iontophoresis pharmaceutical delivery system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306827 A1Remagine Labs, Inc.
- Implantable device and method for treating gastro esophageal reflux disease (gerd) and the digestive system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306838 A1Gerdcare Medical Ltd.
- Lead for an active implantable medical device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295245 A1Saluda Medical Pty Ltd
- Immune response to pulsed electric field therapy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284387 A1Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
- Smart implants for periprosthetic joint infection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272657 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Minimally invasive implantable device for monitoring physiologic events816US 5,987,352 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1999
- Parameter context switching for an implanted device756US 6,381,496 B1Advanced Bionics AG · 2002
- Method and apparatus for monitoring and communicating with an implanted medical device657US 6,957,107 B2CardioNet, Inc. · 2005
- Method and apparatus for remotely programming implantable medical devices515US 7,060,031 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2006
- System and method for remote programming of an implantable medical device401US 7,181,505 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2007