A61B 17/320068
Using mechanical vibrations
Official title: {using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic (A61B17/22012 takes precedence; dental tooth drilling devices operated by vibration A61C3/03; removing intra-ocular material using mechanical vibrations A61F9/00745)}
A61B17/320068 (Using mechanical vibrations) appears on 3,975 US grants and 5,021 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,975
- Published applications
- 5,021
- Assignees
- 742
- Inventors
- 3,929
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 306 | 264 |
| 2025 | 291 | 217 |
| 2026 | 142 | 128 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/320092With additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue1,665
- A61B 2017/320069For ablating tissueIndexing code1,104
- A61B 2017/320072Working tips with special featuresIndexing code1,031
- A61B 2017/32007With suction or vacuum meansIndexing code765
- A61B 2017/320071With articulating means for working tipIndexing code620
- A61B 2017/320084Irrigation sleevesIndexing code580
- A61B 2017/320089Node locationIndexing code531
- A61B 2017/320082For incising tissueIndexing code302
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