A61B 6/4057
By using radiation sources located in the interior of the body
Official title: {by using radiation sources located in the interior of the body (A61B6/037 takes precedence)}
A61B6/4057 (By using radiation sources located in the interior of the body) appears on 180 US grants and 211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 211
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 489
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- In vivo measurement system and method for the localized measurement of radiotracer concentration in the body26 May 2026US 12,635,960 B2Lucerno Dynamics, LLC
- Handling respiration during navigational bronchoscopy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294370 A1Covidien LP
- Microsphere delivery apparatus providing real-time measuring of delivered radioactivity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283572 A1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
- Radiotracer for positron emission tomography (pet) imaging of alpha1a adrenoceptors in human brain27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248971 A1The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Albumin conjugates and process for preparation thereof11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158180 A1Jubilant Draximage Inc.
- Waveband-selective imaging systems and methods7 May 2026US 2026/0124017 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
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- Radioactive ray detecting endoscope213US 4,995,396 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Multi-dimensional image reconstruction209US 7,176,466 B2Spectrum Dynamics LLC · 2007
- Miniature x-ray source178US 5,729,583 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1998