A61B 17/22004
Using mechanical vibrations
Official title: {using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic shock waves (A61B17/225 takes precedence)}
A61B17/22004 (Using mechanical vibrations) appears on 2,301 US grants and 2,800 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,301
- Published applications
- 2,800
- Assignees
- 828
- Inventors
- 3,630
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 36 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 35 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 14 |
| 2002 | 54 | 78 |
| 2003 | 57 | 90 |
| 2004 | 43 | 91 |
| 2005 | 31 | 95 |
| 2006 | 23 | 81 |
| 2007 | 26 | 115 |
| 2008 | 29 | 88 |
| 2009 | 34 | 88 |
| 2010 | 45 | 97 |
| 2011 | 62 | 82 |
| 2012 | 65 | 114 |
| 2013 | 61 | 96 |
| 2014 | 62 | 120 |
| 2015 | 70 | 81 |
| 2016 | 78 | 112 |
| 2017 | 74 | 111 |
| 2018 | 72 | 107 |
| 2019 | 117 | 164 |
| 2020 | 112 | 118 |
| 2021 | 91 | 129 |
| 2022 | 96 | 124 |
| 2023 | 120 | 146 |
| 2024 | 123 | 147 |
| 2025 | 130 | 174 |
| 2026 | 89 | 138 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic hypotube devices for treatment of CTOs and stenotic lesions29 Sep 2026US 12,746,019 B2Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Shockwave catheter system with energy control29 Sep 2026US 12,746,020 B2Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Histotripsy excitation sequences optimized for bubble cloud formation using shock scattering29 Sep 2026US 12,746,413 B2HistoSonics, Inc.
- Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument22 Sep 2026US 12,740,801 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Ultrasonic therapy catheter systems and wire connector assemblies15 Sep 2026US 12,733,947 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Ultrasonic catheter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294391 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for penetrating chronical total occlusions (ctos) in arteries1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294451 A1Physical Sciences, Inc.
- Method for controlling a therapeutic ultrasonic interventional system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294452 A1
- Shock wave catheter system with energy control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294453 A1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Intravascular lithotripsy system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283632 A1Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic electrosurgical apparatus2,415US 5,334,183 AValleylab, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for ultrasonic surgical fragmentation and removal of tissue2,213US 4,827,911 ACooper LaserSonics, Inc. · 1989
- Electrosurgical and ultrasonic surgical system2,201US 5,190,517 AValleylab, Inc. · 1993
- Apparatus for providing enhanced tissue fragmentation and/or hemostasis2,150US 5,015,227 AValleylab, Inc. · 1991
- Articulable ultrasonic surgical apparatus2,120US 6,063,098 A2000