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Nellcor Incorporated

57Patents
0Active
57Granted
39Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1985 → Jun 14, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4653498A Pulse oximeter monitor Human Necessities 613 Expired
US5368224A Method for reducing ambient noise effects in electronic monitoring instruments Human Necessities 573 Expired
US5246003A Disposable pulse oximeter sensor Human Necessities 481 Expired
US4911167A Method and apparatus for detecting optical pulses Human Necessities 476 Expired
US4938218A Perinatal pulse oximetry sensor Human Necessities 459 Expired
US4700708A Calibrated optical oximeter probe Human Necessities 455 Expired
US4621643A Calibrated optical oximeter probe Human Necessities 444 Expired
US4830014A Sensor having cutaneous conformance Human Necessities 421 Expired
US5995856A Non-contact optical monitoring of physiological parameters Human Necessities 395 Expired
US4685464A Durable sensor for detecting optical pulses Human Necessities 382 Expired
US4934372A Method and apparatus for detecting optical pulses Human Necessities 352 Expired
US5226417A Apparatus for the detection of motion transients Human Necessities 344 Expired
US4802486A Method and apparatus for detecting optical pulses Human Necessities 344 Expired
US4869254A Method and apparatus for calculating arterial oxygen saturation Human Necessities 336 Expired
US5502726A Serial layered medical network Electricity 335 Expired
US5209230A Adhesive pulse oximeter sensor with reusable portion Human Necessities 333 Expired
US5218962A Multiple region pulse oximetry probe and oximeter Human Necessities 304 Expired
US5469845A Disposable pulse oximeter sensor Human Necessities 299 Expired
US4770179A Calibrated optical oximeter probe Human Necessities 293 Expired
US5247932A Sensor for intrauterine use Human Necessities 280 Expired
USRE35122E Method and apparatus for detecting optical pulses General 278 Expired
US5368026A Oximeter with motion detection for alarm modification Human Necessities 272 Expired
US5078136A Method and apparatus for calculating arterial oxygen saturation based plethysmographs including transients Human Necessities 269 Expired
US5109849A Perinatal pulse oximetry sensor Human Necessities 252 Expired
US5351685A Condensed oximeter system with noise reduction software Human Necessities 248 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.