A61B 6/0414
With compression means
Official title: {with compression means}
A61B6/0414 (With compression means) appears on 732 US grants and 885 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 732
- Published applications
- 885
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 965
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 53 | 61 |
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| 2026 | 33 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electronically steerable x-ray imaging system for precision breast cancer detection15 Sep 2026US 12,733,890 B2
- Mammography apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,733,892 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Membrane-based breast compression systems25 Aug 2026US 12,714,377 B2Hologic, Inc.
- Medical apparatus for x-ray analysis having movable support for breast25 Aug 2026US 12,714,381 B2Ims Giotto S.P.A.
- Smart digital breast tomography image acquisition system and method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,340 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Method for providing image data1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294365 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- Systems and methods for identifying regions of interest in multiple imaging modalities13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232288 A1Hologic, Inc.
- Compression unit for checking breast compression during mammography imaging6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224180 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- Image processing device, medical image capturing system, image processing method, and image processing program6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224184 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Breast compression and imaging systems and methods16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198873 A1Hologic, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatuses for assisting a diagnosing practitioner with describing the location of a target structure in a breast757US 9,962,129 B2Siemens Healthcare GmbH · 2018
- Precision mammographic needle biopsy system368US 5,078,142 AFischer Imaging Corporation · 1992
- Portable compression grid & needle holder269US 4,875,478 A1989
- Systems and methods for targeting a lesion187US 6,731,966 B12004
- Apparatus and method for improved tissue imaging181US 5,553,111 AThe General Hospital Corporation · 1996