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NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION

557Patents
365Active
557Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 25, 1981 → Sep 19, 2022 · 41 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5278627A Apparatus for calibrating pulse oximeter Human Necessities 359 Expired
US5995859A Method and apparatus for accurately measuring the saturated oxygen in arterial blood by substantially eliminating noise from the measurement signal Human Necessities 321 Expired
US6546267B1 Biological sensor Human Necessities 313 Expired
US5385143A Apparatus for measuring predetermined data of living tissue Human Necessities 308 Expired
US6370941B1 Gas sensor and gas sensor system Physics 297 Expired
US6671526B1 Probe and apparatus for determining concentration of light-absorbing materials in living tissue Human Necessities 284 Expired
US6230035A Apparatus for determining concentrations of light-absorbing materials in living tissue Human Necessities 262 Expired
US6154667A Pulse oximeter probe Human Necessities 255 Expired
US5267562A Pulse oximeter with probe difference compensation Human Necessities 231 Expired
US5355882A Pulse oximeter Human Necessities 224 Expired
US5427093A Oximeter probe Human Necessities 221 Expired
US5520177A Oximeter probe Human Necessities 217 Expired
US5313940A Photo-electric pulse wave measuring probe Human Necessities 211 Expired
US6856832B1 Biological signal detection apparatus Holter electrocardiograph and communication system of biological signals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 202 Expired
US5551423A Pulse oximeter probe Human Necessities 200 Expired
US5984854A Method for treating urinary incontinence and an apparatus therefor Human Necessities 198 Expired
US4832484A Apparatus for determining the concentration of a light-absorbing material in blood Physics 195 Expired
US5413101A Pulse oximeter probe Human Necessities 184 Expired
US5595176A Pulse oximeter Human Necessities 178 Expired
US6622095B2 Apparatus for determining concentrations of hemoglobins Human Necessities 175 Expired
US5590652A Drive circuit for light-emitting diode in pulse oximeter Human Necessities 175 Expired
US6415236B1 Apparatus for determining concentrations of hemoglobins Human Necessities 169 Expired
US5649543A Pulse-wave propagation time basis blood pressure monitor Human Necessities 165 Expired
US6453184B1 Device for measuring light absorption materials in blood Human Necessities 159 Expired
US5316009A Apparatus for monitoring respiratory muscle activity Human Necessities 158 Expired

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