A61N 2007/0056
Beam shaping elements
Official title: {Beam shaping elements}
A61N2007/0056 (Beam shaping elements) appears on 354 US grants and 587 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 354
- Published applications
- 587
- Assignees
- 259
- Inventors
- 955
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2008 | 1 | 17 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 | 13 |
| 2011 | 4 | 23 |
| 2012 | 7 | 33 |
| 2013 | 11 | 32 |
| 2014 | 9 | 25 |
| 2015 | 19 | 31 |
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| 2018 | 12 | 26 |
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| 2020 | 15 | 31 |
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| 2023 | 27 | 43 |
| 2024 | 30 | 42 |
| 2025 | 43 | 50 |
| 2026 | 22 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods of using ultrasound waves for sonodynamic therapy22 Sep 2026US 12,741,161 B2Alpheus Medical, Inc.
- Acoustic field mapping with ultrasonic particle velocity estimator1 Sep 2026US 12,721,600 B2Nina Medical Ltd
- Systems and methods for immersion mechanotherapy25 Aug 2026US 12,714,885 B2Mechanobiologics, Inc.
- Cleaning unit for a surface cleaning device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,498 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Robotic cataract surgery using focused ultrasound11 Aug 2026US 12,702,590 B2Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Methods of treating cellulite and subcutaneous adipose tissue10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263318 A1Soliton, Inc.
- Histotripsy systems and methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233032 A1
- Therapeutic ultrasound systems and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224920 A1Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasound fat cavitation equipment and method of using the same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216537 A1Leadermed Group US Corporation
- Ultrasound fat reduction equipment and method of using the same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216538 A1Leadermed Group US Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic apparatus for thermotherapy with variable frequency for suppressing cavitation634US 5,694,936 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1997
- Multifaceted ultrasound transducer probe system and methods for its use595US 5,762,066 ATHS International, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound577US 6,007,499 AUniversity of Washington · 1999
- Systems and methods for reducing secondary hot spots in a phased array focused ultrasound system487US 6,419,648 B1InSightec-TxSonics Ltd. · 2002
- Ultrasound transducers for imaging and therapy468US 6,719,694 B2Therus Corporation · 2004