A61B 8/4416
Related to combined acquisition of different diagnostic modalities
Official title: {related to combined acquisition of different diagnostic modalities, e.g. combination of ultrasound and X-ray acquisitions}
A61B8/4416 (Related to combined acquisition of different diagnostic modalities) appears on 950 US grants and 1,487 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 950
- Published applications
- 1,487
- Assignees
- 502
- Inventors
- 2,554
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2005 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 29 |
| 2008 | 2 | 29 |
| 2009 | 6 | 35 |
| 2010 | 14 | 31 |
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| 2012 | 24 | 26 |
| 2013 | 20 | 50 |
| 2014 | 20 | 76 |
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| 2016 | 37 | 89 |
| 2017 | 52 | 93 |
| 2018 | 44 | 100 |
| 2019 | 72 | 110 |
| 2020 | 92 | 143 |
| 2021 | 77 | 84 |
| 2022 | 105 | 98 |
| 2023 | 89 | 111 |
| 2024 | 76 | 103 |
| 2025 | 73 | 60 |
| 2026 | 63 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Non-uniform ultrasound image modification of targeted sub-regions15 Sep 2026US 12,733,899 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Broadband, freeform focusing micro optics for side-viewing imaging catheters8 Sep 2026US 12,727,743 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Multi-modality probe system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,581 B2
- Integrated microwave-ultrasound breast imaging system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,595 B2University of Manitoba
- Multi-modality imaging of a specimen25 Aug 2026US 12,714,383 B2Hologic, Inc.
- Drive unit, diagnostic imaging apparatus, and operation method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306058 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Medical support device, medical support method, and medical support program1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294393 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- System for determining a position of an interventional device in an ultrasound image based on a position of the interventional device in an x-ray image1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294394 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Self-Learning and Non-Invasive Bladder Monitoring Systems and Methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262984 A1C. R. Bard, Inc.
- A device to assess intracranial pressure (icp) noninvasively3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256446 A1The Regents of the University of California
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for tissue type recognition678US 5,800,350 APolartechnics Limited · 1998
- Endoscope with potential channels and method of using the same654US 5,025,778 AOpielab, Inc. · 1991
- System and method for virtually tracking a surgical tool on a movable display386US 9,918,681 B2Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. · 2018
- Computer controlled guidance of a biopsy needle346US 6,546,279 B1University of Florida · 2003
- Body monitoring and imaging apparatus and method309US 5,573,012 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1996