A61B 1/046
For infrared imaging
Official title: {for infrared imaging}
A61B1/046 (For infrared imaging) appears on 236 US grants and 367 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 236
- Published applications
- 367
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 517
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 17 |
| 2019 | 14 | 28 |
| 2020 | 25 | 43 |
| 2021 | 12 | 38 |
| 2022 | 23 | 33 |
| 2023 | 32 | 66 |
| 2024 | 47 | 35 |
| 2025 | 38 | 40 |
| 2026 | 14 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Short-wave infrared based imaging22 Sep 2026US 12,740,697 B2Cision Vision, Inc.
- Single chip camera head for multi-spectral imaging and methods of using the same23 Jun 2026US 12,660,995 B2
- Intraoral camera16 Jun 2026US 12,653,402 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Imaging device including two image sensors enabling multiple imaging modes and associated imaging systems2 Jun 2026US 12,645,063 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Ear imaging system26 May 2026US 12,635,883 B2Audioptics Medical Incorporated
- Multi-Spectral Imaging System Including a Multi-Illuminant Light Source and a Single Chip Camera Head and Imaging Method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283454 A1KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
- Ear imaging system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262940 A1Audioptics Medical Incorporated
- An intraoral scanning system for determining composed scan information30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215896 A13Shape A/S
- Methods and systems for medical imaging with multi-modal adaptor coupling11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157611 A1Activ Surgical, Inc.
- Cooperative access hybrid procedures11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157742 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-spectral physiologic visualization (MSPV) using laser imaging methods and systems for blood flow and perfusion imaging and quantification in an endoscopic design270US 10,390,718 B2East Carolina University · 2019
- Endoscope system and method for operating endoscope system238US 9,801,531 B2Olympus Corporation · 2017
- Method and apparatus for detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque232US 7,603,166 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System · 2009
- Surgical visualization and monitoring193US 11,369,366 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2022
- Robotically-assisted surgical suturing systems125US 10,925,598 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2021