A61B 5/0097
By applying acoustic waves and detecting light, i.e. acousto-optic measurements
Official title: {by applying acoustic waves and detecting light, i.e. acousto-optic measurements}
A61B5/0097 (By applying acoustic waves and detecting light, i.e. acousto-optic measurements) appears on 169 US grants and 228 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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