A61N 1/362
Heart stimulators
Official title: Heart stimulators (heart defibrillators A61N1/39)
A61N1/362 (Heart stimulators) appears on 10,446 US grants and 10,194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 10,446
- Published applications
- 10,194
- Assignees
- 1,119
- Inventors
- 7,255
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 32 | 0 |
| 1983 | 37 | 0 |
| 1984 | 34 | 0 |
| 1985 | 42 | 0 |
| 1986 | 37 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 49 | 0 |
| 1989 | 57 | 0 |
| 1990 | 66 | 0 |
| 1991 | 70 | 0 |
| 1992 | 79 | 0 |
| 1993 | 99 | 0 |
| 1994 | 122 | 0 |
| 1995 | 104 | 0 |
| 1996 | 104 | 0 |
| 1997 | 115 | 0 |
| 1998 | 166 | 0 |
| 1999 | 131 | 0 |
| 2000 | 150 | 0 |
| 2001 | 169 | 47 |
| 2002 | 192 | 257 |
| 2003 | 194 | 287 |
| 2004 | 192 | 365 |
| 2005 | 200 | 382 |
| 2006 | 284 | 398 |
| 2007 | 289 | 503 |
| 2008 | 203 | 469 |
| 2009 | 271 | 435 |
| 2010 | 404 | 620 |
| 2011 | 484 | 487 |
| 2012 | 554 | 504 |
| 2013 | 589 | 453 |
| 2014 | 647 | 481 |
| 2015 | 444 | 394 |
| 2016 | 410 | 445 |
| 2017 | 414 | 415 |
| 2018 | 324 | 412 |
| 2019 | 358 | 477 |
| 2020 | 361 | 425 |
| 2021 | 365 | 375 |
| 2022 | 344 | 374 |
| 2023 | 303 | 332 |
| 2024 | 300 | 322 |
| 2025 | 306 | 310 |
| 2026 | 194 | 225 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61N 1/365Controlled by a physiological parameter5,623
- A61N 1/37Monitoring4,001
- A61N 1/3621For treating or preventing abnormally high heart rate2,139
- A61N 1/3627For treating a mechanical deficiency of the heart1,966
- A61N 1/3625External stimulators363
- A61N 1/3629In combination with non-electric therapy265
- A61N 1/3628Using sub-threshold or non-excitatory signals62
Recent patents
- Electrode catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,669 B2Inter Nova Inc
- Systems and methods for classifying motion of a patient wearing an ambulatory medical device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,671 B2ZOLL Mecial Corporation
- Lead for an implantable stimulation device for cardiac stimulation of a patient6 Oct 2026US 12,752,103 B2Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Increasing peak VO2 in patients with HF using cardiac contractility modulation stimulation6 Oct 2026US 12,752,119 B2Impulse Dynamics NV
- Apparatus for terminating cardiac arrhythmias by deceleration pacing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,120 B2Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur FöRderung Der Wissenschaften E. V.
- System and method for performing a therapeutic and/or diagnostic function in a patient8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306852 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Detection and verification methods and systems for left bundle branch pacing capture8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306853 A1
- Defibrillator, defibrillator management system, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306858 A1Nihon Kohden Corporation
- Electrode placement apparatus and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295244 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Systems, devices, and methods for improving patient outcomes in implantable cardioverter defibrillators1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295275 A1North American EP Technology LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combined remodeling control therapy and anti-remodeling therapy by implantable cardiac device1,657US 7,260,431 B2Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · 2007
- Self-contained, self-powered temporary intravenous pacing catheter assembly1,631US 5,843,132 A1998
- Device and method to measure and communicate body parameters1,630US 6,731,976 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2004
- Apparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias1,580US 5,391,199 ABiosense, Inc. · 1995
- Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue1,468US 6,679,269 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004