A61B 5/4312
Breast evaluation or disorder diagnosis
Official title: {Breast evaluation or disorder diagnosis (optical mammography A61B5/0091)}
A61B5/4312 (Breast evaluation or disorder diagnosis) appears on 776 US grants and 1,033 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 776
- Published applications
- 1,033
- Assignees
- 443
- Inventors
- 1,742
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 18 | 19 |
| 2004 | 7 | 41 |
| 2005 | 12 | 25 |
| 2006 | 7 | 20 |
| 2007 | 8 | 29 |
| 2008 | 4 | 30 |
| 2009 | 9 | 28 |
| 2010 | 23 | 62 |
| 2011 | 31 | 43 |
| 2012 | 30 | 29 |
| 2013 | 28 | 49 |
| 2014 | 27 | 56 |
| 2015 | 29 | 61 |
| 2016 | 44 | 67 |
| 2017 | 30 | 64 |
| 2018 | 34 | 52 |
| 2019 | 61 | 63 |
| 2020 | 49 | 53 |
| 2021 | 29 | 45 |
| 2022 | 36 | 40 |
| 2023 | 18 | 37 |
| 2024 | 30 | 36 |
| 2025 | 28 | 35 |
| 2026 | 19 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for detecting recurrence of a disease6 Oct 2026US 12,751,629 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Methods for localizing markers within a body25 Aug 2026US 12,714,328 B2Cianna Medical, Inc.
- System and method for analysing volatile organic compounds (VOC) by low-temperature plasma and mass spectrometry (LTP-MS)18 Aug 2026US 12,712,167 B2Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Lille (Chru)
- Systems and methods for in body microwave imaging of a subject21 Jul 2026US 12,688,635 B2Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Image acquisition system for health evaluation of lactating cow teat14 Jul 2026US 12,677,805 B2
- System and method for interpretation of medical images24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290608 A1Volpara Health Technologies Limited
- Optical system for breast x-ray computed tomography10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262944 A1Izotropic Corporation
- Measuring device for bioimpedance spectroscopy of the breast27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248444 A1Xeramed GmbH
- Unit, kit and system for identifying abnormalities in a tissue of a subject20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240446 A1Feminai LTD
- Electro-cardio Determination of Electrode Positions13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232204 A1Jano Life, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- High resolution device and method for imaging concealed objects within an obscuring medium367US 6,216,540 B12001
- Method and apparatus for elasticity imaging333US 5,524,636 AArtann Corporation dba Artann Laboratories · 1996
- Apparatus and method for detecting tumors306US 4,515,165 AEnergy Conversion Devices, Inc. · 1985
- Imaging and characterization of tissue based upon the preservation of polarized light transmitted therethrough293US 5,719,399 AThe Research Foundation of City College of New York · 1998
- Combined ultrasound and near infrared diffused light imaging system285US 6,264,610 B1University of Connecticut · 2001