A61B 6/586
Detection of faults or malfunction of the device
Official title: {Detection of faults or malfunction of the device}
A61B6/586 (Detection of faults or malfunction of the device) appears on 289 US grants and 376 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 376
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- 104
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Fault identification in medical imaging system electrical circuits8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306045 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
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- X-ray imaging system failure detection apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263025 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Systems and methods for recommending upgrades for a fleet or inventory of medical devices13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237503 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Medical device arrangement and method for detecting a distance shortfall in a medical device arrangement6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224177 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
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