A61B 8/4444
Related to the probe
Official title: {related to the probe}
A61B8/4444 (Related to the probe) appears on 4,677 US grants and 6,632 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,677
- Published applications
- 6,632
- Assignees
- 1,394
- Inventors
- 8,179
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | 53 | 0 |
| 1994 | 44 | 0 |
| 1995 | 53 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 44 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 52 | 0 |
| 2001 | 61 | 27 |
| 2002 | 64 | 80 |
| 2003 | 69 | 84 |
| 2004 | 57 | 86 |
| 2005 | 29 | 84 |
| 2006 | 34 | 102 |
| 2007 | 23 | 169 |
| 2008 | 27 | 182 |
| 2009 | 48 | 196 |
| 2010 | 70 | 189 |
| 2011 | 100 | 198 |
| 2012 | 134 | 239 |
| 2013 | 143 | 304 |
| 2014 | 167 | 367 |
| 2015 | 160 | 403 |
| 2016 | 173 | 361 |
| 2017 | 202 | 385 |
| 2018 | 202 | 341 |
| 2019 | 283 | 392 |
| 2020 | 266 | 358 |
| 2021 | 251 | 422 |
| 2022 | 292 | 337 |
| 2023 | 332 | 379 |
| 2024 | 344 | 363 |
| 2025 | 320 | 336 |
| 2026 | 224 | 248 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- In vivo fluid flow sensor29 Sep 2026US 12,745,975 B2Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Medical imaging apparatus, medical imaging method, medical imaging program, and medical imaging system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,977 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- 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.
- Analog platform for intravascular image acquisition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306071 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods using a robotic catheter system1,763US 7,850,642 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Catheters for imaging, sensing electrical potentials, and ablating tissue1,725US 6,004,269 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1999
- Magnetic catheter drive shaft clutch1,702US 6,517,528 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Robotic catheter system1,662US 7,972,298 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2011
- Ultrasonic probe having articulated structure and rotatable transducer head1,646US 5,413,107 ATetrad Corporation · 1995