B06B 2201/76
Medical, dental
B06B2201/76 (Medical, dental) appears on 605 US grants and 851 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 605
- Published applications
- 851
- Assignees
- 331
- Inventors
- 1,477
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 14 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 11 | 18 |
| 2013 | 6 | 18 |
| 2014 | 13 | 24 |
| 2015 | 16 | 31 |
| 2016 | 15 | 29 |
| 2017 | 14 | 22 |
| 2018 | 16 | 41 |
| 2019 | 21 | 62 |
| 2020 | 28 | 51 |
| 2021 | 32 | 74 |
| 2022 | 46 | 72 |
| 2023 | 65 | 92 |
| 2024 | 68 | 106 |
| 2025 | 77 | 87 |
| 2026 | 62 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for characterization of a ductile membrane, surface and sub-surface properties29 Sep 2026US 12,745,986 B2OtoNexus Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and operation method of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,745,990 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Optical microscope for retinal imaging22 Sep 2026US 12,740,703 B2Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Methods of using ultrasound waves for sonodynamic therapy22 Sep 2026US 12,741,161 B2Alpheus Medical, Inc.
- Surgical handpiece for providing transverse and longitudinal motion to a surgical tip15 Sep 2026US 12,734,068 B2Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Cmut drive method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307105 A1Xiver Mems Foundry B.V.
- Planar linear array for ultrasound24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283595 A1Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Photoacoustic devices and systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272307 A1QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Ultrasound coexistence in a multi transducer fetal monitoring system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272410 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Patient interface for facilitating non-invasive acoustic delivery10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263843 A1Alpheus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for ultrasonic surgical fragmentation and removal of tissue2,213US 4,827,911 ACooper LaserSonics, Inc. · 1989
- Ultrasonic surgical handpiece and an energy initiator1,970US 5,421,829 AValleylab, Inc. · 1995
- Ultrasonic surgical apparatus1,933US 6,083,191 ASherwood Services AG · 2000
- Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulating with stepped output1,817US 8,058,771 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Dual mode ultrasonic surgical apparatus1,594US 5,628,743 AValleylab, Inc. · 1997