A61N 2007/0052
Ultrasound therapy: using the same transducer for therapy and imaging
Official title: {using the same transducer for therapy and imaging}
A61N2007/0052 (Ultrasound therapy: using the same transducer for therapy and imaging) appears on 360 US grants and 626 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 360
- Published applications
- 626
- Assignees
- 218
- Inventors
- 866
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2010 | 2 | 12 |
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| 2012 | 3 | 22 |
| 2013 | 9 | 35 |
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| 2017 | 18 | 34 |
| 2018 | 17 | 40 |
| 2019 | 32 | 50 |
| 2020 | 19 | 40 |
| 2021 | 27 | 43 |
| 2022 | 33 | 31 |
| 2023 | 24 | 47 |
| 2024 | 43 | 55 |
| 2025 | 43 | 35 |
| 2026 | 27 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for simultaneous multi-focus ultrasound therapy in multiple dimensions22 Sep 2026US 12,741,162 B2Ulthera, Inc.
- System and method for continuously recording intracranial b waves using doppler ultrasound to track and enhance the sleep surge in glymphatic flow to prevent cognitive decline and alzheimer's disease8 Sep 2026US 12,728,292 B2
- Focused ultrasound treatment system based on ultrasound imaging8 Sep 2026US 12,728,294 B2Fudan University
- Ultrasonic therapeutic device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,295 B2Sonire Therapeutics Inc.
- Neuromodulation energy application techniques28 Jul 2026US 12,691,304 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Systems and methods for registering images obtained using different imaging modalities1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301202 A1Insightec, Ltd.
- Wearable Focused Phased Array Device for Modulation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249105 A1SecondWave Systems, Inc.
- Devices, Systems and Methods for Low Intensity Volumetric Ultrasound (LIVU) Treatment of Subcutaneous Tissue27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249106 A1
- Histotripsy systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241208 A1
- Histotripsy systems and methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233032 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Controlled high efficiency lesion formation using high intensity ultrasound502US 6,626,855 B1Therus Corporation · 2003
- Ultrasound transducers for imaging and therapy468US 6,719,694 B2Therus Corporation · 2004
- Ultrasound therapy system425US 4,757,820 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1988
- Annular array transducer409US 5,520,188 AFocus Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Occlusion of tubular anatomical structures by energy application354US 6,599,256 B1Transurgical, Inc. · 2003