A61B 6/504
For diagnosis of blood vessels
Official title: {for diagnosis of blood vessels, e.g. by angiography}
A61B6/504 (For diagnosis of blood vessels) appears on 2,622 US grants and 3,345 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,622
- Published applications
- 3,345
- Assignees
- 651
- Inventors
- 4,238
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 5 |
| 2002 | 26 | 25 |
| 2003 | 18 | 37 |
| 2004 | 21 | 56 |
| 2005 | 21 | 75 |
| 2006 | 25 | 79 |
| 2007 | 26 | 104 |
| 2008 | 38 | 109 |
| 2009 | 53 | 132 |
| 2010 | 77 | 134 |
| 2011 | 76 | 120 |
| 2012 | 88 | 112 |
| 2013 | 86 | 136 |
| 2014 | 134 | 171 |
| 2015 | 122 | 175 |
| 2016 | 112 | 203 |
| 2017 | 117 | 154 |
| 2018 | 155 | 185 |
| 2019 | 172 | 180 |
| 2020 | 202 | 200 |
| 2021 | 184 | 182 |
| 2022 | 172 | 159 |
| 2023 | 155 | 157 |
| 2024 | 156 | 202 |
| 2025 | 132 | 145 |
| 2026 | 86 | 108 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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