A61B 17/2256
With means for locating or checking the concrement
Official title: {with means for locating or checking the concrement, e.g. X-ray apparatus, imaging means (A61B17/2255 takes precedence)}
A61B17/2256 (With means for locating or checking the concrement) appears on 251 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 251
- Published applications
- 144
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 404
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dual mode acoustic lithotripsy transducer10 Mar 2026US 12,569,265 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- High-intensity focused ultrasonic device and control method18 Nov 2025US 12,472,385 B2Ultrasound Assisted Medtech Pte. Ltd.
- Shock wave device having a source self aligning with an X-ray device9 Sep 2025US 12,408,935 B2Storz Medical AG
- Method for tuning lithotripsy frequency to target size22 Jul 2025US 12,364,497 B2University of Washington
- Stone identification methods and systems15 Jul 2025US 12,357,150 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for enhancing histotripsy bubble cloud size through pulse shape optimization16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199708 A1
- Shock wave lithotripsy device having breathing trigger function7 May 2026US 2026/0123948 A1Hnt Medical Co. Ltd.
- Histotripsy systems and methods19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048280 A1HistoSonics, Inc.
- Histotripsy for thrombolysis15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013888 A1
- Stone identification methods and systems4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366699 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bi-polar electrosurgical endoscopic instruments and methods of use870US 5,330,471 AHemostatic Surgery Corporation · 1994
- Hemostatic bi-polar electrosurgical cutting apparatus and methods of use436US 5,324,289 AHemostatic Surgery Corporation · 1994
- Method and apparatus for stone localization using ultrasound imaging417US 4,896,673 AMedstone International, Inc. · 1990
- Bi-polar electrosurgical endoscopic instruments410US 5,769,849 AHemostatic Surgery Corporation · 1998
- Phased array ultrasound system and method for cardiac ablation397US 5,590,657 AThe Regents of the University of Michigan · 1997