A61N 1/3718
Monitoring of or protection against external electromagnetic fields or currents
Official title: {Monitoring of or protection against external electromagnetic fields or currents}
A61N1/3718 (Monitoring of or protection against external electromagnetic fields or currents) appears on 713 US grants and 803 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 713
- Published applications
- 803
- Assignees
- 121
- Inventors
- 839
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 3 | 32 |
| 2003 | 7 | 19 |
| 2004 | 21 | 18 |
| 2005 | 18 | 27 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 |
| 2007 | 12 | 39 |
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| 2009 | 13 | 26 |
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| 2020 | 27 | 21 |
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| 2022 | 20 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024 | 18 | 10 |
| 2025 | 18 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and implantable medical systems that implement exposure modes of therapy that allow for continued operation during exposure to a magnetic disturbance29 Sep 2026US 12,746,395 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Energy consumption reduction for medical device connectivity20 Jan 2026US 12,532,246 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Medical system for performing a therapeutic function on a patient30 Dec 2025US 12,508,429 B2Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Implantable medical lead shield18 Nov 2025US 12,472,369 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Energy consumption reduction for medical device connectivity28 Oct 2025US 12,457,547 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Drift compensation in multi-chamber leadless pacemaker system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249087 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Denoising biological signals6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224168 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Implantable Stimulator Device With Tissue Biasing for MRI Protection9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192108 A1Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- System for discriminating between magnetic fields using an implanted medical device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166324 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Energy consumption reduction for medical device connectivity22 Jan 2026US 2026/0025739 A1Medtronic, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetically shielded assembly1,099US 7,091,412 B2Nanoset, LLC · 2006
- ECG amplifier and cardiac pacemaker for use during magnetic resonance imaging439US 5,217,010 AThe Johns Hopkins University · 1993
- Electromagnetic noise detector for implantable medical devices409US 5,697,958 AIntermedics, Inc. · 1997
- Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device268US 7,174,219 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2007
- Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active implantable medical devices251US 7,363,090 B2Greatbatch Ltd. · 2008