A61B 5/1075
For measuring dimensions by non-invasive methods
Official title: {for measuring dimensions by non-invasive methods, e.g. for determining thickness of tissue layer (A61B8/0858 takes precedence)}
A61B5/1075 (For measuring dimensions by non-invasive methods) appears on 861 US grants and 1,180 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Assignees
- 584
- Inventors
- 2,233
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 60 | 51 |
| 2026 | 29 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
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