A61B 2034/2063
Acoustic tracking systems
Official title: {Acoustic tracking systems, e.g. using ultrasound}
A61B2034/2063 (Acoustic tracking systems) appears on 986 US grants and 1,528 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 986
- Published applications
- 1,528
- Assignees
- 441
- Inventors
- 2,427
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 7 | 3 |
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| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2009 | 9 | 7 |
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| 2011 | 2 | 30 |
| 2012 | 9 | 27 |
| 2013 | 18 | 37 |
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| 2016 | 28 | 73 |
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| 2018 | 35 | 79 |
| 2019 | 56 | 112 |
| 2020 | 56 | 125 |
| 2021 | 63 | 158 |
| 2022 | 89 | 157 |
| 2023 | 110 | 161 |
| 2024 | 140 | 131 |
| 2025 | 136 | 121 |
| 2026 | 85 | 96 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic needle localization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,689 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Multi-patch array, ultrasound system, and method for obtaining an extended field of view22 Sep 2026US 12,740,762 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- System and method for detecting medical device location and orientation in relation to patient anatomy22 Sep 2026US 12,741,121 B2Avent, Inc.
- Directing an ultrasound probe using known positions of anatomical structures15 Sep 2026US 12,733,986 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Techniques for modifying tool operation in a surgical robotic system based on comparing actual and commanded states of the tool relative to a surgical site15 Sep 2026US 12,733,998 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Handheld Penetrative Devices for Treating Pleural Conditions, and Related Methods and Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306130 A1Creare Inc.
- System and method for direct augmented reality medical registration8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306189 A1Mediview Xr, Inc.
- Multi-image information fusion method for tissue cutting path planning, system, medium, and electronic device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283697 A1Healinno (Beijing) Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Optical tracking systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283701 A1Beyeonics Surgical Ltd.
- Systems and methods related to elongate devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283703 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias1,580US 5,391,199 ABiosense, Inc. · 1995
- Catheters for imaging, sensing electrical potentials, and ablating tissue1,241US 5,588,432 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1996
- Heart ablation catheter with expandable electrode and method of coupling energy to an electrode on a catheter shaft1,204US 5,860,974 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1999
- Control system configured to compensate for non-ideal actuator-to-joint linkage characteristics in a medical robotic system1,176US 8,419,717 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2013
- Medical device comprising alignment systems for bringing two portions into alignment1,018US 8,657,175 B2Medigus Ltd. · 2014