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IPC Subgroup
G16H 40/4

for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades

Introduced: January 2018

Full Title

ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices > for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
Subclass:
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 4,707
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,767
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,458
  4. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,144
  5. ILLUMINA US 1,097
  6. SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DE 1,074
  7. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 1,026
  8. FUJIFILM JP 990
  9. PING AN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 892
  10. ROCHE CH 864