A61B 8/4438
Means for identifying the diagnostic device
Official title: {Means for identifying the diagnostic device, e.g. barcodes}
A61B8/4438 (Means for identifying the diagnostic device) appears on 192 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 192
- Published applications
- 310
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 463
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 21 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 7 | 16 |
| 2015 | 8 | 20 |
| 2016 | 7 | 17 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 24 |
| 2020 | 18 | 20 |
| 2021 | 14 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 19 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, catheters, drive units, and methods for automatic catheter identification7 Jul 2026US 12,672,847 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Displaying data based on machine-reading of an ultrasound device30 Jun 2026US 12,667,333 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Angular deviation calibration of IVUS and oct during endoscopy16 Jun 2026US 12,653,475 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus28 Apr 2026US 12,611,175 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- System and method for locating an ultrasound imaging device from a multi-use electronic display device6 Jan 2026US 12,514,556 B2Clarius Mobile Health Corp.
- Displaying data based on machine-reading of an ultrasound device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272417 A1Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Ultrasound Scanner Mount6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224198 A1Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and ultrasound diagnostic program6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224199 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Wireless ultrasound scanner with variable quick response (qr) code30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215759 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Identifier for a medical device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204403 A1Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Miniaturized ultrasound apparatus and method299US 6,251,073 B1Novasonics, Inc. · 2001
- User interface for handheld imaging devices267US 7,022,075 B2Zonare Medical Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and ultrasound probe247US 10,390,794 B2Canon Medical Systems Corporation · 2019
- Methods and apparatus for the examination and treatment of internal organs200US 5,081,993 ACirculation Research Limited · 1992
- Apparatus and method to limit the life span of a diagnostic medical ultrasound probe196US 6,270,460 B1Acuson Corporation · 2001