A61N 1/37512
Pacemakers
Official title: {Pacemakers}
A61N1/37512 (Pacemakers) appears on 1,071 US grants and 1,364 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 1,071
- Published applications
- 1,364
- Assignees
- 217
- Inventors
- 1,611
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 59 |
| 2003 | 21 | 26 |
| 2004 | 30 | 35 |
| 2005 | 22 | 49 |
| 2006 | 34 | 39 |
| 2007 | 27 | 63 |
| 2008 | 16 | 39 |
| 2009 | 16 | 28 |
| 2010 | 27 | 31 |
| 2011 | 24 | 38 |
| 2012 | 30 | 32 |
| 2013 | 39 | 28 |
| 2014 | 41 | 32 |
| 2015 | 34 | 44 |
| 2016 | 35 | 33 |
| 2017 | 30 | 32 |
| 2018 | 33 | 94 |
| 2019 | 37 | 83 |
| 2020 | 71 | 115 |
| 2021 | 79 | 108 |
| 2022 | 85 | 82 |
| 2023 | 79 | 70 |
| 2024 | 65 | 75 |
| 2025 | 69 | 70 |
| 2026 | 32 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bioresorbable cardiovascular instruments, and operation and fabrication methods of same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,397 B2Northwestern University
- Method and implantable system for constant current pacing29 Sep 2026US 12,746,399 B2Pacesetter, Inc.
- Anti-tachycardia pacing control in an implantable medical device system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,149 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for establishing parameters for cardiac event detection22 Sep 2026US 12,741,150 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Efficiently storing data for wide dynamic range and high resolution biological signals15 Sep 2026US 12,733,876 B2Pacesetter, Inc.
- Biostimulator having resilient scaffold8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306834 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Distal fixation assembly for a biostimulator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295243 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Apparatus, systems, and methods to improve atrial fibrillation outcomes involving the left atrial appendage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295280 A1
- Fixation mesh for implantable medical device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295281 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- A delivery system for placement of a leadless pacemaker device in a human body24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284384 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ambulatory medical apparatus with hand held communication device1,537US 6,810,290 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2004
- Ambulatory medical apparatus and method having telemetry modifiable control software1,495US 6,694,191 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2004
- Ambulatory medical apparatus with hand held communication device1,468US 6,740,075 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2004
- Microprocessor controlled ambulatory medical apparatus with hand held communication device1,460US 6,648,821 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Ambulatory medical apparatus and method using a telemetry system with predefined reception listening periods1,447US 6,585,644 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003