A61B 8/00
Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
A61B8/00 (Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves) appears on 20,765 US grants and 28,039 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 20,765
- Published applications
- 28,039
- Assignees
- 4,922
- Inventors
- 29,714
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | 37 | 0 |
| 1978 | 54 | 0 |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 |
| 1980 | 38 | 0 |
| 1981 | 49 | 0 |
| 1982 | 44 | 0 |
| 1983 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | 54 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 56 | 0 |
| 1987 | 53 | 0 |
| 1988 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | 100 | 0 |
| 1990 | 89 | 0 |
| 1991 | 102 | 0 |
| 1992 | 138 | 0 |
| 1993 | 138 | 0 |
| 1994 | 138 | 0 |
| 1995 | 153 | 0 |
| 1996 | 154 | 0 |
| 1997 | 146 | 0 |
| 1998 | 229 | 0 |
| 1999 | 239 | 0 |
| 2000 | 288 | 0 |
| 2001 | 333 | 89 |
| 2002 | 336 | 331 |
| 2003 | 391 | 436 |
| 2004 | 300 | 512 |
| 2005 | 183 | 586 |
| 2006 | 187 | 571 |
| 2007 | 163 | 748 |
| 2008 | 165 | 891 |
| 2009 | 245 | 869 |
| 2010 | 450 | 972 |
| 2011 | 455 | 916 |
| 2012 | 608 | 1109 |
| 2013 | 691 | 1240 |
| 2014 | 751 | 1473 |
| 2015 | 797 | 1452 |
| 2016 | 867 | 1448 |
| 2017 | 863 | 1507 |
| 2018 | 862 | 1428 |
| 2019 | 1172 | 1576 |
| 2020 | 1166 | 1604 |
| 2021 | 1108 | 1578 |
| 2022 | 1263 | 1392 |
| 2023 | 1263 | 1440 |
| 2024 | 1309 | 1501 |
| 2025 | 1270 | 1334 |
| 2026 | 1046 | 1036 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 8/08Clinical applications9,278
- A61B 8/44Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device7,973
- A61B 8/52Devices using data or image processing specially adapted for diagnosis using ultrasonic6,105
- A61B 8/48Diagnostic techniques5,733
- A61B 8/12In body cavities or body tracts4,974
- A61B 8/46Ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic devices with special arrangements for interfacing with4,644
- A61B 8/42Details of probe positioning or probe attachment to the patient4,009
- A61B 8/06Measuring blood flow3,027
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- A61B 8/13Tomography3,025
- A61B 8/54Control of the diagnostic device2,554
- A61B 8/56Details of data transmission or power supply1,591
- A61B 8/58Testing, adjusting or calibrating the diagnostic device834
- A61B 8/02Measuring pulse or heart rate445
- A61B 8/40Positioning of patients375
- A61B 8/04Measuring blood pressure374
- A61B 8/10Eye inspection323
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic attachment assembly for an endoscope6 Oct 2026US 12,751,601 B2EndoSound, Inc.
- Photoacoustic sensor using micromachined ultrasonic transducers6 Oct 2026US 12,751,631 B2QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Blood pressure detection method and apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,634 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for measuring intravascular blood flow using a backscattering contrast6 Oct 2026US 12,751,639 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- Non-invasive blood pressure measurement devices, systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,687 B2Stryker Corporation
- 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
- Sterile Cover for Medical Devices and Methods Thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305971 A1Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and control method for ultrasound diagnostic apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306048 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Methods and systems for cancer risk assessment using tissue sound speed and stiffness8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306049 A1Aperia Medical, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument3,961US 6,783,524 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Limited use medical probe2,284US 7,048,687 B1OB Scientific, Inc. · 2006
- Lung treatment apparatus and method2,136US 6,770,070 B1R. ITA Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Methods using a robotic catheter system1,763US 7,850,642 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Catheters for imaging, sensing electrical potentials, and ablating tissue1,725US 6,004,269 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1999