The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a new patent, US12586191B2, to Canon Medical Systems Corporation. This patent covers an image processing apparatus designed to identify and display blood flow indicators on medical images collected by diagnostic equipment. The patent also includes claims for a medical image diagnostic apparatus and a blood pressure monitor.

This patent grant represents a new intellectual property right for Canon Medical Systems Corporation, potentially impacting the development and manufacturing of medical imaging and diagnostic devices. While this is a patent grant and not a regulatory rule imposing direct compliance obligations on other entities, companies operating in the medical device sector, particularly those involved in image processing and diagnostics, should be aware of this new patent. The effective date is March 24, 2026, and the application was filed on May 8, 2024.