A61B 6/502
For diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography
Official title: {for diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography}
A61B6/502 (For diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography) appears on 2,083 US grants and 2,401 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,083
- Published applications
- 2,401
- Assignees
- 502
- Inventors
- 2,741
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 16 | 11 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 |
| 2003 | 31 | 43 |
| 2004 | 25 | 59 |
| 2005 | 29 | 60 |
| 2006 | 39 | 44 |
| 2007 | 32 | 62 |
| 2008 | 44 | 93 |
| 2009 | 54 | 113 |
| 2010 | 77 | 113 |
| 2011 | 67 | 69 |
| 2012 | 71 | 120 |
| 2013 | 61 | 74 |
| 2014 | 66 | 115 |
| 2015 | 73 | 122 |
| 2016 | 94 | 131 |
| 2017 | 97 | 124 |
| 2018 | 121 | 114 |
| 2019 | 114 | 125 |
| 2020 | 135 | 146 |
| 2021 | 116 | 121 |
| 2022 | 113 | 125 |
| 2023 | 99 | 118 |
| 2024 | 112 | 113 |
| 2025 | 124 | 103 |
| 2026 | 72 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wide angle automatic exposure control in tomosynthesis6 Oct 2026US 12,751,676 B2Hologic, Inc.
- Dynamic four-dimensional contrast enhanced tomosynthesis29 Sep 2026US 12,745,967 B2Real Time Tomography, LLC
- Needle breast biopsy system and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,090 B2Hologic, Inc.
- 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
- Method for providing image data1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294365 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- X-ray system and method for tissue structural analysis and imaging10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263021 A1EosDx Inc.
- Motion detection using high contrast features10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263023 A1Hologic, Inc.
- 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
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
- Motorized mammographic biopsy apparatus461US 5,415,169 AFischer Imaging Corporation · 1995
- Precision mammographic needle biopsy system368US 5,078,142 AFischer Imaging Corporation · 1992
- Mammograph provided with an improved needle carrier304US 5,219,351 AGeneral Electric CGR S.A. · 1993
- Motorized mammographic biopsy apparatus283US 5,735,264 AFischer Imaging Corporation · 1998