A61B 8/4218
Characterised by articulated arms
Official title: {characterised by articulated arms}
A61B8/4218 (Characterised by articulated arms) appears on 399 US grants and 576 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 399
- Published applications
- 576
- Assignees
- 279
- Inventors
- 1,237
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 13 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 17 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 11 | 16 |
| 2011 | 5 | 18 |
| 2012 | 14 | 26 |
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| 2017 | 9 | 25 |
| 2018 | 10 | 32 |
| 2019 | 23 | 40 |
| 2020 | 22 | 34 |
| 2021 | 16 | 46 |
| 2022 | 28 | 34 |
| 2023 | 28 | 37 |
| 2024 | 39 | 50 |
| 2025 | 36 | 41 |
| 2026 | 23 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasound probe hanger and method for suspending a wireless ultrasound transducer within a chamber of an ultrasound transducer high-level disinfection (HLD) system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,903 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Repeatable ultrasound8 Sep 2026US 12,727,855 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Autonomous robotic point of care ultrasound imaging1 Sep 2026US 12,721,592 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Medical apparatus cart having operating console with rotating handle via wire to adjust the position of the console11 Aug 2026US 12,702,378 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Ultrasound probe sheathing system and method11 Aug 2026US 12,702,380 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Medical robotic systems and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272510 A1Meditrina, Inc.
- A device to assess intracranial pressure (icp) noninvasively3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256446 A1The Regents of the University of California
- A skin detection and operation robot system with external pressure detection function13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232259 A1Beijing Tashan Technology Co., Ltd.
- Devices and methods for freehand multimodality imaging6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224197 A1Trustees of Tufts College
- Positioner system for ultrasound probe6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227027 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for ultrasound guidance during clinical procedures584US 6,019,724 A2000
- Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound577US 6,007,499 AUniversity of Washington · 1999
- Robotically assisted medical ultrasound487US 6,425,865 B1The University of British Columbia · 2002
- Automatic ultrasonic localization of targets implanted in a portion of the anatomy440US 5,394,875 A1995
- Articulating arm for medical procedures408US 8,337,407 B2LipoSonix, Inc. · 2012