A61B 8/0841
For locating instruments
Official title: {for locating instruments}
A61B8/0841 (For locating instruments) appears on 1,968 US grants and 2,947 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,968
- Published applications
- 2,947
- Assignees
- 810
- Inventors
- 4,016
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 18 | 20 |
| 2004 | 17 | 28 |
| 2005 | 6 | 34 |
| 2006 | 7 | 22 |
| 2007 | 11 | 53 |
| 2008 | 11 | 46 |
| 2009 | 10 | 53 |
| 2010 | 22 | 54 |
| 2011 | 26 | 83 |
| 2012 | 44 | 124 |
| 2013 | 58 | 159 |
| 2014 | 61 | 169 |
| 2015 | 62 | 179 |
| 2016 | 109 | 209 |
| 2017 | 109 | 184 |
| 2018 | 110 | 143 |
| 2019 | 125 | 179 |
| 2020 | 148 | 180 |
| 2021 | 114 | 216 |
| 2022 | 150 | 173 |
| 2023 | 149 | 163 |
| 2024 | 176 | 179 |
| 2025 | 177 | 173 |
| 2026 | 109 | 102 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasound visualization device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,688 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Ultrasonic needle localization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,689 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Multiple aperture ultrasound imaging systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,759 B2Maui Imaging, Inc.
- Non-uniform ultrasound image modification of targeted sub-regions15 Sep 2026US 12,733,899 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Combination ultrasound transducer and fat injecting cannula15 Sep 2026US 12,733,954 B2
- Sterile Cover for Medical Devices and Methods Thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305971 A1Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- System for catheter-guided visualization and rendering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306050 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Ultrasound with Simultaneous Transducer Arrays8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306062 A1Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Methods and apparatuses for modifying the location of an ultrasound imaging plane8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306068 A1Bfly Operations, Inc.
- Wireless Pullback Distance Sensor For IVUS Systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294389 A1NuevoSono Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterile puncturing device for blood vessels with a non-sterile ultrasound probe, and apparatus for preparing the device1,457US 5,341,810 ASulzer Medizinaltechnik AG · 1994
- Medical positioning system1,446US 6,233,476 B1MediGuide Ltd. · 2001
- Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes1,425US 6,332,089 B1Biosense, Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus and methods for low-cost intravascular ultrasound imaging and for crossing severe vascular occlusions1,025US 9,474,506 B2Volcano Corporation · 2016
- Intra-operative determination of dimensions for fabrication of artificial bone flap864US 9,913,733 B2Synaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc. · 2018