A61B 17/2255
Means for positioning patient, shock wave apparatus or locating means
Official title: {Means for positioning patient, shock wave apparatus or locating means, e.g. mechanical aspects, patient beds, support arms or aiming means}
A61B17/2255 (Means for positioning patient, shock wave apparatus or locating means) appears on 139 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 139
- Published applications
- 101
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 293
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 11 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic head device, ultrasonic therapy system, and method for controlling ultrasonic therapy system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,900 B2Hirata Corporation
- Extracorporeal shock wave device for loading target substance into delivery vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,714,448 B2Exollence Co., Ltd.
- Dual mode acoustic lithotripsy transducer10 Mar 2026US 12,569,265 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Systems and methods for preventing or treating vascular access device-related thrombosis10 Feb 2026US 12,544,086 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- High-intensity focused ultrasonic device and control method18 Nov 2025US 12,472,385 B2Ultrasound Assisted Medtech Pte. Ltd.
- Ultrasonic head device, ultrasonic therapy system, and method for controlling ultrasonic therapy system16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102175 A1Hirata Corporation
- Histotripsy systems and methods19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048280 A1HistoSonics, Inc.
- Stone identification methods and systems4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366699 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Shock wave vessel catheter system & method27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359879 A1Sanuwave, Inc.
- Blood vessel shock wave treatment catheter20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352227 A1Sanuwave, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound577US 6,007,499 AUniversity of Washington · 1999
- Medical examination and treatment apparatus346US 7,813,838 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2010
- Locating target in human body310US 5,295,483 A1994
- Locating target in human body297US 5,197,476 A1993
- Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound278US 6,432,067 B1Sonic Concepts, Inc. · 2002