IPC Main Group
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 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow
- A61B 5/03 Measuring fluid pressure within the body other than blood pressure, e.g. cerebral pressure
- A61B 5/05 Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves
- A61B 5/06 Devices, other than using radiation, for detecting or locating foreign bodies
- A61B 5/07 Endoradiosondes
- A61B 5/08 Measuring devices for evaluating the respiratory organs
- A61B 5/103 Measuring devices for testing the shape, pattern, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
- A61B 5/117 Identification of persons
- A61B 5/12 Audiometering
- A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood , e.g. gas concentration or pH-value
- A61B 5/15 Devices for taking samples of blood
- A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics; Testing reaction times
- A61B 5/2 Measuring urological functions
- A61B 5/22 Ergometry; Measuring muscular strength or the force of a muscular blow
- A61B 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
- NOVARTIS CH 14,253
- COVIDIEN US 13,953
- ROCHE CH 12,005
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
- L'OREAL FR 11,593
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594