A61B 8/44
Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
Official title: {Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device}
A61B8/44 (Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device) appears on 7,973 US grants and 11,529 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 7,973
- Published applications
- 11,529
- Assignees
- 2,135
- Inventors
- 13,189
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 89 | 32 |
| 2002 | 105 | 105 |
| 2003 | 118 | 126 |
| 2004 | 89 | 126 |
| 2005 | 45 | 161 |
| 2006 | 48 | 167 |
| 2007 | 43 | 253 |
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| 2009 | 80 | 305 |
| 2010 | 135 | 294 |
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| 2017 | 347 | 713 |
| 2018 | 369 | 687 |
| 2019 | 492 | 749 |
| 2020 | 545 | 691 |
| 2021 | 494 | 705 |
| 2022 | 547 | 619 |
| 2023 | 602 | 681 |
| 2024 | 591 | 703 |
| 2025 | 569 | 570 |
| 2026 | 451 | 440 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 8/4444Related to the probe4,677
- A61B 8/4483Characterised by features of the ultrasound transducer3,462
- A61B 8/4416Related to combined acquisition of different diagnostic modalities950
- A61B 8/4427Device being portable or laptop-like839
- A61B 8/4477Using several separate ultrasound transducers or probes651
- A61B 8/4405Device being mounted on a trolley578
- A61B 8/4411Device being modular304
- A61B 8/4422Related to hygiene or sterilisation204
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Recent patents
- Photoacoustic sensor using micromachined ultrasonic transducers6 Oct 2026US 12,751,631 B2QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Method and apparatus for measuring intravascular blood flow using a backscattering contrast6 Oct 2026US 12,751,639 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- Ultrasonic needle localization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,689 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,694 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ultrasound imaging device including dual mode probe6 Oct 2026US 12,751,696 B2Edgecare Inc.
- Systems and methods for evaluating pulmonary disease using acoustic airway measurements from a smartphone8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306054 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Ultrasound coupling agent8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306057 A1Sonoclear AS
- Drive unit, diagnostic imaging apparatus, and operation method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306058 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ultrasound examination device and catheter for intravascular ultrasound examination8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306059 A1Nipro Corporation
- Spinning single element ultrasound transducer and focusing technology8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306060 A1Evident Vascular, Inc.
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- Magnetic catheter drive shaft clutch1,702US 6,517,528 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
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