A61M 25/0108
Using radio-opaque or ultrasound markers
Official title: {using radio-opaque or ultrasound markers}
A61M25/0108 (Using radio-opaque or ultrasound markers) appears on 1,358 US grants and 1,814 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,358
- Published applications
- 1,814
- Assignees
- 631
- Inventors
- 2,759
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 19 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 |
| 2004 | 11 | 28 |
| 2005 | 5 | 32 |
| 2006 | 8 | 21 |
| 2007 | 6 | 27 |
| 2008 | 7 | 36 |
| 2009 | 6 | 29 |
| 2010 | 16 | 27 |
| 2011 | 19 | 46 |
| 2012 | 19 | 44 |
| 2013 | 38 | 64 |
| 2014 | 44 | 109 |
| 2015 | 55 | 85 |
| 2016 | 63 | 91 |
| 2017 | 68 | 125 |
| 2018 | 67 | 121 |
| 2019 | 112 | 114 |
| 2020 | 101 | 140 |
| 2021 | 98 | 136 |
| 2022 | 78 | 110 |
| 2023 | 99 | 103 |
| 2024 | 96 | 101 |
| 2025 | 68 | 100 |
| 2026 | 47 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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