A61B 6/46
Arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
A61B6/46 (Arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient) appears on 5,093 US grants and 6,502 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,093
- Published applications
- 6,502
- Assignees
- 1,114
- Inventors
- 8,149
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 14 |
| 2002 | 36 | 55 |
| 2003 | 33 | 61 |
| 2004 | 35 | 84 |
| 2005 | 39 | 107 |
| 2006 | 67 | 118 |
| 2007 | 53 | 135 |
| 2008 | 47 | 141 |
| 2009 | 82 | 185 |
| 2010 | 116 | 162 |
| 2011 | 106 | 165 |
| 2012 | 115 | 230 |
| 2013 | 130 | 236 |
| 2014 | 187 | 317 |
| 2015 | 218 | 393 |
| 2016 | 232 | 431 |
| 2017 | 286 | 425 |
| 2018 | 345 | 469 |
| 2019 | 439 | 391 |
| 2020 | 467 | 437 |
| 2021 | 400 | 411 |
| 2022 | 364 | 368 |
| 2023 | 334 | 342 |
| 2024 | 323 | 327 |
| 2025 | 312 | 282 |
| 2026 | 168 | 216 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- X-ray imaging system and X-ray imaging method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,679 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Systems and methods for image acquisition6 Oct 2026US 12,751,683 B2Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Radiographic imaging support system, radiographic imaging support method, and recording medium6 Oct 2026US 12,751,685 B2Konica Minolta, Inc.
- 3D enhanced visualization of medical images6 Oct 2026US 12,755,476 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Methods and systems for identifying a heart condition in a non-human subject using predictive models6 Oct 2026US 12,755,842 B2IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
- System and method for instant and automatic border detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305950 A1Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation
- System and method for instant and automatic border detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305951 A1Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation
- Evaluation of current state of coronary arteries using machine learning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306041 A1Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- System, method and computer-accessible medium for providing automated image path registration8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311350 A1Koninklijke Philps N.V.
- X-ray ct apparatus and image processing apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294358 A1Canon Medical Systems Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for incrementally moving teeth987US 5,975,893 AAlign Technology, Inc. · 1999
- Movable radiographing apparatus and movable radiation generating apparatus having wireless communication810US 9,561,013 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2017
- 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
- Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging690US 6,470,207 B1Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc. · 2002
- Navigation system for cardiac therapies625US 7,697,972 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2010