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SonoSite, Inc.

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71Patents
37Active
71Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 1998 → Mar 25, 2011 · 36 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6135961A Ultrasonic signal processor for a hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument Physics 207 Expired
US7549961B1 System and method supporting imaging and monitoring applications Physics 175 Expired
US6364839B1 Ultrasound diagnostic instrument having software in detachable scanhead Human Necessities 172 Expired
US6569101B2 Medical diagnostic ultrasound instrument with ECG module, authorization mechanism and methods of use Human Necessities 153 Expired
US6962566B2 Medical diagnostic ultrasound instrument with ECG module, authorization mechanism and methods of use Human Necessities 139 Expired
US6575908B2 Balance body ultrasound system Physics 139 Expired
US6203498A Ultrasonic imaging device with integral display Human Necessities 85 Expired
US6471651B1 Low power portable ultrasonic diagnostic instrument Human Necessities 84 Expired
US6835177B2 Ultrasonic blood vessel measurement apparatus and method Physics 83 Expired
USD558351S1 Ultrasound display apparatus General 78 Expired
US6447451B1 Mobile ultrasound diagnostic instrument and docking stand Physics 78 Expired
US7588541B2 Method and system for positioning a medical device at one or more angles relative to an imaging probe Human Necessities 69 Active
US6416475B1 Ultrasonic signal processor for a hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument Physics 66 Expired
USD456509S1 Combined module and cable for ultrasound system General 63 Expired
US6817982B2 Method, apparatus, and product for accurately determining the intima-media thickness of a blood vessel Physics 62 Expired
US8147408B2 Medical device guide locator Human Necessities 59 Active
US8398408B1 Charging station for cordless ultrasound cart Human Necessities 57 Active
US6383139B1 Ultrasonic signal processor for power doppler imaging in a hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument Physics 55 Expired
US8088071B2 Modular apparatus for diagnostic ultrasound Human Necessities 53 Active
USD461895S1 Handheld medical diagnostic ultrasound instrument General 51 Expired
US7604596B2 Ultrasonic signal processor for a hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument Physics 47 Expired
US7727153B2 Ultrasonic blood vessel measurement apparatus and method Physics 46 Active
US6648826B2 CW beam former in an ASIC Physics 45 Expired
USD591423S1 Ultrasound platform General 44 Expired
USD544962S1 Mobile support structure for diagnostic equipment General 44 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.