A61B 8/52
Devices using data or image processing specially adapted for diagnosis using ultrasonic
Official title: {Devices using data or image processing specially adapted for diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves}
A61B8/52 (Devices using data or image processing specially adapted for diagnosis using ultrasonic) appears on 6,105 US grants and 9,739 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 6,105
- Published applications
- 9,739
- Assignees
- 1,695
- Inventors
- 10,805
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 21 | 39 |
| 2004 | 15 | 36 |
| 2005 | 11 | 44 |
| 2006 | 16 | 54 |
| 2007 | 19 | 79 |
| 2008 | 11 | 89 |
| 2009 | 23 | 84 |
| 2010 | 40 | 102 |
| 2011 | 49 | 156 |
| 2012 | 71 | 326 |
| 2013 | 123 | 423 |
| 2014 | 167 | 524 |
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| 2023 | 628 | 665 |
| 2024 | 578 | 660 |
| 2025 | 578 | 662 |
| 2026 | 476 | 507 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 8/5215Involving processing of medical diagnostic data4,337
- A61B 8/5207Involving processing of raw data to produce diagnostic data2,461
- A61B 8/5269Involving detection or reduction of artifacts1,041
- A61B 8/5292Using additional data255
- A61B 8/5284Involving retrospective matching to a physiological signal132
Recent patents
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- Ultrasonic needle localization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,689 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
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- Image classification-dependent user interface in ultrasound imaging6 Oct 2026US 12,751,691 B2Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Ultrasound imaging device including dual mode probe6 Oct 2026US 12,751,696 B2Edgecare Inc.
- System and method for instant and automatic border detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305950 A1Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation
- System and method for instant and automatic border detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305951 A1Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and control method for ultrasound diagnostic apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306048 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Method and system for noninvasive mapping of arrhythmia using electromechanical wave imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306053 A1The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Signal processing apparatus1,538US 6,081,735 AMasimo Corporation · 2000
- Medical positioning system1,446US 6,233,476 B1MediGuide Ltd. · 2001
- Signal processing apparatus1,373US 5,632,272 AMasimo Corporation · 1997
- Signal processing apparatus1,365US 6,157,850 AMasimo Corporation · 2000
- Signal processing apparatus1,192US 6,650,917 B2Masimo Corporation · 2003