A61N 1/39
Heart defibrillators
A61N1/39 (Heart defibrillators) appears on 5,966 US grants and 6,134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 5,966
- Published applications
- 6,134
- Assignees
- 779
- Inventors
- 5,203
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 |
| 1994 | 76 | 0 |
| 1995 | 91 | 0 |
| 1996 | 79 | 0 |
| 1997 | 93 | 0 |
| 1998 | 121 | 0 |
| 1999 | 103 | 0 |
| 2000 | 91 | 0 |
| 2001 | 121 | 32 |
| 2002 | 114 | 136 |
| 2003 | 108 | 147 |
| 2004 | 89 | 216 |
| 2005 | 86 | 130 |
| 2006 | 144 | 201 |
| 2007 | 122 | 189 |
| 2008 | 75 | 188 |
| 2009 | 104 | 163 |
| 2010 | 151 | 226 |
| 2011 | 184 | 198 |
| 2012 | 190 | 216 |
| 2013 | 229 | 210 |
| 2014 | 274 | 301 |
| 2015 | 225 | 271 |
| 2016 | 247 | 339 |
| 2017 | 275 | 314 |
| 2018 | 229 | 331 |
| 2019 | 257 | 352 |
| 2020 | 269 | 345 |
| 2021 | 304 | 308 |
| 2022 | 276 | 320 |
| 2023 | 262 | 243 |
| 2024 | 284 | 268 |
| 2025 | 277 | 309 |
| 2026 | 166 | 181 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61N 1/3956Implantable devices for applying electric shocks to the heart2,772
- A61N 1/3925Monitoring2,229
- A61N 1/3904External heart defibrillators [ehd]1,427
- A61N 1/3987Characterised by the timing or triggering of the shock1,086
- A61N 1/3993User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators829
- A61N 1/3968Constructional arrangements743
- A61N 1/3975Power supply575
- A61N 1/3906Characterised by the form of the shockwave466
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Recent patents
- Systems and methods for classifying motion of a patient wearing an ambulatory medical device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,671 B2ZOLL Mecial Corporation
- External medical device that identifies a response activity6 Oct 2026US 12,751,674 B2ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Selective activation of chest compressions synchronized with myocardial activity6 Oct 2026US 12,751,894 B2ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Apparatus for terminating cardiac arrhythmias by deceleration pacing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,120 B2Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur FöRderung Der Wissenschaften E. V.
- External defibrillator with low voltage energy storage6 Oct 2026US 12,752,125 B2Bardy Technologies, Inc.
- Features for support garment for a wearable medical device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305742 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Wearable therapeutic device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306829 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Defibrillator, defibrillator management system, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306858 A1Nihon Kohden Corporation
- Interconnect structure and method of forming same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306859 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Extending service time of implantable cardioverter defibrillators8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306860 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for detecting performance components of a battery pack1,188US 6,249,105 B12001
- Keyed self-latching battery pack for a portable defibrillator1,148US 5,868,790 APhysio-Control, Inc. · 1999
- System and method for deriving relative physiologic signals1,037US 5,904,708 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1999
- Detector for atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation983US 7,593,766 B2Biotronik CRM Patent AG · 2009
- Smart battery with maintenance and testing functions953US 6,072,299 AMedtronic Physio-Control Manufacturing Corp. · 2000