A61B 2017/2253
Using a coupling gel or liquid
Official title: {using a coupling gel or liquid}
A61B2017/2253 (Using a coupling gel or liquid) appears on 133 US grants and 206 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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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
- Ultrasound coupling patch with gel capture feature25 Aug 2026US 12,714,884 B2ZetrOZ Systems LLC
- Multi-focal shockwave output handle unit for extracorporeal shockwave therapy device using multi-piezoelectric configuration16 Dec 2025US 12,496,082 B2K1Med Global Inc.
- Device and method to treat vaginal atrophy28 Oct 2025US 12,453,870 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Ultrasound transducer assembly7 Oct 2025US 12,433,569 B2Cordance Medical Inc.
- Apparatuses and systems for generating high-frequency shockwaves, and methods of use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284441 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Systems and methods for enhancing histotripsy bubble cloud size through pulse shape optimization16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199708 A1
- Ultrasound transducer assembly2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182960 A1Cordance Medical Inc.
- Ultrasonic head device, ultrasonic therapy system, and method for controlling ultrasonic therapy system16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102175 A1Hirata Corporation
- Device and method to treat vaginal atrophy29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027387 A1The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguide593US 8,882,792 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Apparatus and method for treating body tissue, in particular soft surface tissue with ultrasound413US 6,500,141 B1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG · 2002
- Ultrasonic method and apparatus for cosmetic and dermatological applications339US 5,618,275 ASonex International Corporation · 1997
- Portable ultrasound device for the treatment of wounds298US 7,878,991 B2Bacoustics, LLC · 2011
- Localization and therapy system for treatment of spatially oriented focal disease286US 4,858,613 ALaboratory Equipment, Corp. · 1989