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A61B 5/00

Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
Subclass:
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

Related Keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC APPLIANCEStesting mental APTITUDEARTERIOMETERSlocalising BRAIN centrestesting FATIGUE of the bodyMEASURING of physiological or psychological characteristicstesting MENTAL aptitudetesting NERVESmeasuring physiological characteristicsmeasuring PRESSURE of body fluidsmeasuring psychological characteristics; psycho-technics

16 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts
  • A61B 5/03 Measuring fluid pressure within the body other than blood pressure, e.g. cerebral pressure
  • A61B 5/06 Devices, other than using radiation, for detecting or locating foreign bodies
  • A61B 5/07 Endoradiosondes
  • A61B 5/12 Audiometering
  • A61B 5/2 Measuring urological functions
  • A61B 5/22 Ergometry; Measuring muscular strength or the force of a muscular blow

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
  2. NOVARTIS CH 14,253
  3. COVIDIEN US 13,953
  4. ROCHE CH 12,005
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
  7. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
  8. L'OREAL FR 11,593
  9. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
  10. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594