A61B 8/429
Characterised by determining or monitoring the contact between the transducer and the
Official title: {characterised by determining or monitoring the contact between the transducer and the tissue}
A61B8/429 (Characterised by determining or monitoring the contact between the transducer and the) appears on 224 US grants and 389 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 224
- Published applications
- 389
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 679
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 14 |
| 2013 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 24 |
| 2015 | 2 | 29 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 |
| 2017 | 19 | 29 |
| 2018 | 11 | 20 |
| 2019 | 17 | 27 |
| 2020 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 20 | 25 |
| 2022 | 14 | 28 |
| 2023 | 26 | 33 |
| 2024 | 26 | 40 |
| 2025 | 21 | 28 |
| 2026 | 18 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for detecting tissue contact by an ultrasound probe1 Sep 2026US 12,721,593 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Ultrasound imaging21 Jul 2026US 12,685,516 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Method for the non-invasive capture of the temporal development of a state of a tissue structure21 Jul 2026US 12,685,518 B2Compremium AG
- Ultrasonic probe14 Jul 2026US 12,678,134 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Methods and apparatus for imaging with conformable ultrasound patch16 Jun 2026US 12,653,492 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Systems and methods for detecting tissue contact by an ultrasound probe17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272416 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Artificial intelligence-controlled ultrasound setup for power and image quality optimization10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263049 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Garment with ultrasonic imaging sensors20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240520 A1Ikko Health Ltd.
- Ultrasound fat cavitation equipment and method of using the same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216537 A1Leadermed Group US Corporation
- Ultrasound fat reduction equipment and method of using the same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216538 A1Leadermed Group US Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for assessing body-tissue properties using a medical ultrasound transducer probe with a body-tissue parameter measurement mechanism246US 6,511,427 B1Acuson Corporation · 2003
- Methods and systems for fat reduction and/or cellulite treatment200US 8,663,112 B2Guided Therapy Systems, LLC · 2014
- Method and system for treating stretch marks174US 7,615,016 B2Guided Therapy Systems, LLC · 2009
- Method and system for treating cellulite164US 8,672,848 B2Guided Therapy Systems, LLC · 2014
- Method and system for ultrasound treatment of fat163US 8,636,665 B2Guided Therapy Systems, LLC · 2014