A61B 8/4281
Characterised by sound-transmitting media or devices for coupling the transducer to the
Official title: {characterised by sound-transmitting media or devices for coupling the transducer to the tissue}
A61B8/4281 (Characterised by sound-transmitting media or devices for coupling the transducer to the) appears on 1,106 US grants and 1,520 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,106
- Published applications
- 1,520
- Assignees
- 580
- Inventors
- 2,729
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 56 | 75 |
| 2024 | 60 | 84 |
| 2025 | 56 | 63 |
| 2026 | 44 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ultrasound coupling agent8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306057 A1Sonoclear AS
- Ultrasound system for acquiring angle-compensated flow information using a three-dimensional (3d) vascular model generated based on tracking data of an ultrasound probe27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248478 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Garment with ultrasonic imaging sensors20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240520 A1Ikko Health Ltd.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Spiral scanner with electronic control1,545US 6,626,834 B22003
- Sterile cover for instrument1,519US 4,408,692 AThe Kendall Company · 1983
- 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
- Transducer positioning system786US 5,181,514 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1993
- Multifaceted ultrasound transducer probe system and methods for its use595US 5,762,066 ATHS International, Inc. · 1998