A61B 6/481
Involving the use of contrast agents
Official title: {involving the use of contrast agents}
A61B6/481 (Involving the use of contrast agents) appears on 2,257 US grants and 2,867 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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