A61N 1/3625
External stimulators
Official title: {External stimulators}
A61N1/3625 (External stimulators) appears on 363 US grants and 440 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 363
- Published applications
- 440
- Assignees
- 132
- Inventors
- 628
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 22 |
| 2011 | 11 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 14 | 11 |
| 2014 | 16 | 23 |
| 2015 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 | 26 |
| 2017 | 25 | 39 |
| 2018 | 14 | 23 |
| 2019 | 22 | 29 |
| 2020 | 24 | 23 |
| 2021 | 24 | 25 |
| 2022 | 21 | 27 |
| 2023 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024 | 21 | 22 |
| 2025 | 14 | 25 |
| 2026 | 14 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for classifying motion of a patient wearing an ambulatory medical device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,671 B2ZOLL Mecial Corporation
- Devices and methods for retention of temporary pacing leads1 Sep 2026US 12,722,018 B2Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Rhythm sensing during external pacing25 Aug 2026US 12,714,864 B2West Affum Holdings DAC
- Devices and methods for retention of temporary pacing leads25 Aug 2026US 12,714,866 B2Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Automated external defibrillator system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,869 B2Everest Acquisition Entity, LLC
- Verification of cardiac arrhythmia prior to therapeutic stimulation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273285 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Temporary pacing lead navigation system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256376 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Pacing conductor20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241161 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Method to detect noise in a wearable cardioverter defibrillator30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215716 A1West Affum Holdings DAC
- Garments for wearable medical devices30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216500 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-contained, self-powered temporary intravenous pacing catheter assembly1,631US 5,843,132 A1998
- Portable device for sensing cardiac function and automatically delivering electrical therapy800US 5,078,134 ALifecor, Inc. · 1992
- Method and apparatus for catheter navigation and location and mapping in the heart668US 7,263,397 B2St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. · 2007
- Electrophysiology mapping system521US 5,662,108 AEndocardial Solutions, Inc. · 1997
- Systems and methods using annotated images for controlling the use of diagnostic or therapeutic instruments in interior body regions394US 6,389,311 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2002