FUJIFILM US12599368B2 Patent - Blood Vessel Aggregate Detection
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599368B2 to FUJIFILM Corporation on April 14, 2026, covering an information processing apparatus, method, and program for detecting blood vessel aggregate regions in ultrasound images. The patent claims a blood vessel aggregate detection unit that identifies regions where three or more blood vessels are aggregated, and a highlight display unit that visually emphasizes these regions in the ultrasound image for medical diagnostic purposes.
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USPTO granted patent US12599368B2 to FUJIFILM Corporation on April 14, 2026. The patent covers an information processing apparatus and associated method for processing ultrasound images to detect blood vessel aggregate regions. The apparatus includes a blood vessel aggregate detection unit (72) that identifies regions where three or more blood vessels are clustered, and a highlight display unit (54) that visually emphasizes the detected regions in the ultrasound image for clinical review. The patent contains 12 claims and is classified under CPC codes A61B 8/5223, A61B 8/0891, G06T 7/0012, among others.
The patent may affect manufacturers developing similar ultrasound imaging systems for vascular diagnostic applications. Medical device companies offering ultrasound diagnostic equipment should review freedom-to-operate implications and consider patent monitoring for related technology areas. Companies in the medical imaging sector developing products for blood vessel detection or visualization should assess whether their technology falls within the scope of these patent claims.
What to do next
- Monitor patent landscape for similar blood vessel detection technology
- Review freedom-to-operate implications if developing ultrasound imaging systems
- Contact intellectual property counsel for licensing inquiries
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Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
Grant US12599368B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
FUJIFILM Corporation
Inventors
Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Abstract
The information processing apparatus performs processing of causing a display device (21) to display an ultrasound image (U), which is generated by transmitting ultrasound beams (UB) from a transducer array (13) toward the inside of a living body (30) and receiving ultrasound echoes generated in the living body (30). The information processing apparatus includes: a blood vessel aggregate detection unit (72) that detects, from the ultrasound image (U), a blood vessel aggregate region (Ra) including a blood vessel aggregate in which three or more blood vessels (B) are aggregated; and a highlight display unit (54) that highlights and displays the blood vessel aggregate region (Ra) in the ultrasound image (U).
CPC Classifications
A61B 8/5223 A61B 8/0891 A61B 8/461 A61B 8/469 A61B 8/4427 A61B 8/085 A61B 8/463 A61B 8/5207 A61B 8/06 A61B 8/0858 G06T 7/0012 G06T 2207/10132 G06T 2207/20084 G06T 2207/30101
Filing Date
2023-05-01
Application No.
18310032
Claims
12
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