A61B 8/4209
By using holders
Official title: {by using holders, e.g. positioning frames}
A61B8/4209 (By using holders) appears on 1,498 US grants and 2,230 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,498
- Published applications
- 2,230
- Assignees
- 865
- Inventors
- 4,083
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 24 | 16 |
| 2003 | 21 | 25 |
| 2004 | 14 | 32 |
| 2005 | 12 | 39 |
| 2006 | 12 | 34 |
| 2007 | 10 | 43 |
| 2008 | 13 | 51 |
| 2009 | 24 | 49 |
| 2010 | 29 | 60 |
| 2011 | 22 | 60 |
| 2012 | 40 | 82 |
| 2013 | 41 | 88 |
| 2014 | 55 | 110 |
| 2015 | 65 | 105 |
| 2016 | 48 | 71 |
| 2017 | 47 | 116 |
| 2018 | 37 | 123 |
| 2019 | 65 | 127 |
| 2020 | 80 | 135 |
| 2021 | 72 | 134 |
| 2022 | 107 | 125 |
| 2023 | 106 | 157 |
| 2024 | 119 | 192 |
| 2025 | 127 | 145 |
| 2026 | 102 | 108 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic attachment assembly for an endoscope6 Oct 2026US 12,751,601 B2EndoSound, Inc.
- In vivo fluid flow sensor29 Sep 2026US 12,745,975 B2Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Wearable 3D ultrasound-based whole breast imaging system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,980 B2
- Medical imaging method, medical imaging system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium29 Sep 2026US 12,745,989 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Multi-patch array, ultrasound system, and method for obtaining an extended field of view22 Sep 2026US 12,740,762 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Operator-independent ultrasound imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306065 A1The Johns Hopkins University
- System and Method for Determining Cross-Section Area of the Inferior Vena Cava From Ultrasound Imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306067 A1Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd.
- System and method for fixation of implantable sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306140 A1The Johns Hopkins University
- Systems and methods for on-person wearable electronic devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294392 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Methods, systems, and apparatuses for measuring depth-resolved tissue kinematics17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272421 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames831US 6,236,875 B1St. Louis University · 2001
- Systems and methods for guilding diagnostic or therapeutic devices in interior tissue regions776US 5,740,808 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames695US 6,490,467 B1Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc. · 2002
- Noise-free real time ultrasonic imaging of a treatment site undergoing high intensity focused ultrasound therapy667US 6,425,867 B1University of Washington · 2002
- Method for ultrasound guidance during clinical procedures584US 6,019,724 A2000