A61B 5/4552
Evaluating soft tissue within the mouth
Official title: {Evaluating soft tissue within the mouth, e.g. gums or tongue}
A61B5/4552 (Evaluating soft tissue within the mouth) appears on 138 US grants and 254 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 254
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- 110
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- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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Recent patents
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- Tooth extraction difficulty diagnosis and complications prediction device and method16 Jun 2026US 12,658,321 B2Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
- Systems, devices and methods related to periodontal measurements26 May 2026US 12,635,934 B2
- Technologies For Three-Dimensional Spectroscopic Imaging Of Tissue Properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305948 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Systems and methods for improving sleep disordered breathing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311867 A1The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Machine learning techniques for predictive periodontitis assessment using measurement data captured by a personal oral health care device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283542 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Detecting and monitoring development of a dental condition13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232422 A13Shape A/S
- Intraoral scanner and smart toothbrush for oral health9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191405 A1Align Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical imaging systems249US 10,292,771 B2Synaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc. · 2019
- Identification of areas of interest during intraoral scans131US 9,510,757 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2016
- Augmented reality enhancements for dental practitioners116US 10,888,399 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2021
- Augmented reality enhancements for intraoral scanning111US 10,695,150 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2020
- Longitudinal analysis and visualization under limited accuracy system88US 10,499,793 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2019