A61N 1/37217
Characterised by the communication link
Official title: {characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile}
A61N1/37217 (Characterised by the communication link) appears on 2,689 US grants and 3,344 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 2,689
- Published applications
- 3,344
- Assignees
- 586
- Inventors
- 3,275
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 24 |
| 2003 | 32 | 27 |
| 2004 | 15 | 44 |
| 2005 | 17 | 60 |
| 2006 | 30 | 67 |
| 2007 | 28 | 73 |
| 2008 | 23 | 85 |
| 2009 | 42 | 82 |
| 2010 | 51 | 108 |
| 2011 | 62 | 94 |
| 2012 | 79 | 93 |
| 2013 | 114 | 142 |
| 2014 | 142 | 177 |
| 2015 | 130 | 168 |
| 2016 | 201 | 217 |
| 2017 | 168 | 188 |
| 2018 | 148 | 232 |
| 2019 | 162 | 235 |
| 2020 | 174 | 213 |
| 2021 | 185 | 190 |
| 2022 | 174 | 221 |
| 2023 | 167 | 170 |
| 2024 | 174 | 171 |
| 2025 | 138 | 162 |
| 2026 | 91 | 96 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for writing into the memory of an active medical device implantable by telemetry6 Oct 2026US 12,751,622 B2Sorin Crm SAS
- Earpiece assembly to interact with implantable neural stimulators6 Oct 2026US 12,752,123 B2Curonix LLC
- Atrial tracking confirmation in an intracardiac ventricular pacemaker29 Sep 2026US 12,746,394 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Implantable device fixation mechanisms29 Sep 2026US 12,746,396 B2Neuspera Medical Inc.
- Bioresorbable cardiovascular instruments, and operation and fabrication methods of same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,397 B2Northwestern University
- System for respiratory therapy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306848 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- A wearable electronic device comprising an rf antenna8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306856 A1Uneeg Medical A/S
- Systems and methods for improving sleep disordered breathing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311867 A1The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Acoustic modulation device for medical applications and method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295277 A1
- Devices and methods for positioning external devices in relation to implanted devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295278 A1Nalu Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable transponder systems and methods1,388US 8,457,757 B2Micro Transponder, Inc. · 2013
- System and method for walking an implantable medical device from a sleep state1,231US 7,650,185 B2Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · 2010
- High speed digital telemetry system for implantable device947US 4,944,299 ASiemens-Pacesetter, Inc. · 1990
- Adaptive, performance-optimizing communication system for communicating with an implanted medical device853US 5,683,432 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1997
- Body bus medical device communication system810US 4,987,897 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1991