A61B 2034/2046
Tracking techniques
Official title: {Tracking techniques}
A61B2034/2046 (Tracking techniques) appears on 10,962 US grants and 16,289 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 10,962
- Published applications
- 16,289
- Assignees
- 2,385
- Inventors
- 15,525
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 1130 | 1434 |
| 2024 | 1237 | 1482 |
| 2025 | 1376 | 1327 |
| 2026 | 846 | 916 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2034/2051Electromagnetic tracking systemsIndexing code5,129
- A61B 2034/2055Optical tracking systemsIndexing code4,695
- A61B 2034/2065Tracking using image or pattern recognitionIndexing code2,574
- A61B 2034/2048Using an accelerometer or inertia sensorIndexing code1,770
- A61B 2034/2059Mechanical position encodersIndexing code1,536
- A61B 2034/2061Using shape-sensorsIndexing code1,015
- A61B 2034/2063Acoustic tracking systemsIndexing code986
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic needle localization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,689 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Information processing apparatus, ultrasound endoscope, information processing method, and program6 Oct 2026US 12,751,770 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- X-ray diagnostic apparatus, x-ray diagnostic system, and x-ray diagnostic method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,771 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Systems and methods for fault reaction mechanisms for medical robotic systems6 Oct 2026US 12,751,772 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool6 Oct 2026US 12,751,774 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Laparoscope drive system, laparoscope installation detection method, and surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305932 A1Ronovo (Shanghai) Medical Science and Technology Ltd.
- Mapping electrodes from magnetic resonance imaging (mri) data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305945 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- System for indicating proximity to transeptal site with electro-anatomical catheter sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306007 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for navigated reaming of the acetabulum8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306111 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Handheld Penetrative Devices for Treating Pleural Conditions, and Related Methods and Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306130 A1Creare Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning2,652US 5,878,193 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical instrument with elements to communicate between control unit and end effector2,491US 7,954,682 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Electro-mechanical surgical device2,468US 6,846,308 B2Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2005