A61B 18/082
Probes or electrodes therefor
Official title: {Probes or electrodes therefor}
A61B18/082 (Probes or electrodes therefor) appears on 1,522 US grants and 1,960 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,522
- Published applications
- 1,960
- Assignees
- 489
- Inventors
- 2,238
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 6 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 18 | 27 |
| 2004 | 14 | 25 |
| 2005 | 6 | 21 |
| 2006 | 12 | 27 |
| 2007 | 13 | 35 |
| 2008 | 13 | 38 |
| 2009 | 12 | 23 |
| 2010 | 15 | 49 |
| 2011 | 22 | 52 |
| 2012 | 32 | 70 |
| 2013 | 50 | 98 |
| 2014 | 55 | 132 |
| 2015 | 79 | 114 |
| 2016 | 100 | 118 |
| 2017 | 78 | 155 |
| 2018 | 71 | 104 |
| 2019 | 108 | 146 |
| 2020 | 93 | 141 |
| 2021 | 80 | 135 |
| 2022 | 89 | 102 |
| 2023 | 86 | 107 |
| 2024 | 106 | 94 |
| 2025 | 101 | 82 |
| 2026 | 52 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vapor therapy systems and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,414 B2Francis Medical, Inc.
- Thermal cutting assembly with conductive bridge22 Sep 2026US 12,740,822 B2Covidien LP
- Radio frequency catheter controlling system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,740,823 B2Acotec Scientific Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for treating tissue with pulsed field ablation22 Sep 2026US 12,740,825 B2Kardium Inc.
- Single-handed electrosurgical device and methods thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,721,753 B2West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
- Catheter with improved temperature response8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306169 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Handheld battery-powered vapor delivery devices and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294505 A1
- Devices, systems, and methods for pulsed electric field treatment of the duodenum1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294528 A1Endogenex, Inc.
- Medical devices with sensing capabilites20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240422 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- High frequency output device, handpiece therefor, and tip couplable to handpiece6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224269 A1Wontech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combined dissecting, cauterizing, and stapling device3,025US 6,602,252 B2Starion Instruments Corporation · 2003
- Electrosurgical instrument2,373US 6,926,716 B2SurgRx, Inc. · 2005
- Combined dissecting, cauterizing, and stapling device2,290US 7,396,356 B2Starion Instruments Corporation · 2008
- Surgical instrument soft stop2,256US 9,307,986 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Combined dissecting, cauterizing, and stapling device2,224US 6,821,273 B2Starion Instruments Corporation · 2004