A61B 6/44
Constructional features of apparatus for radiation diagnosis
Official title: {Constructional features of apparatus for radiation diagnosis}
A61B6/44 (Constructional features of apparatus for radiation diagnosis) appears on 7,292 US grants and 8,367 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 7,292
- Published applications
- 8,367
- Assignees
- 1,412
- Inventors
- 10,398
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 74 | 106 |
| 2004 | 72 | 144 |
| 2005 | 74 | 189 |
| 2006 | 138 | 156 |
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| 2022 | 381 | 420 |
| 2023 | 374 | 414 |
| 2024 | 391 | 438 |
| 2025 | 398 | 352 |
| 2026 | 235 | 233 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 6/4429Related to the mounting of source units and detector units4,552
- A61B 6/4405The apparatus being movable or portable1,624
- A61B 6/4417Related to combined acquisition of different diagnostic modalities952
- A61B 6/4476Related to motor-assisted motion of the source unit617
- A61B 6/4488Means for cooling577
- A61B 6/4423Related to hygiene or sterilisation519
- A61B 6/4494Means for identifying the diagnostic device356
- A61B 6/4411The apparatus being modular322
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