A61B 18/1206
Generators therefor
Official title: {Generators therefor}
A61B18/1206 (Generators therefor) appears on 6,189 US grants and 7,261 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 6,189
- Published applications
- 7,261
- Assignees
- 1,204
- Inventors
- 6,247
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 177 | 0 |
| 2001 | 155 | 52 |
| 2002 | 131 | 126 |
| 2003 | 112 | 143 |
| 2004 | 102 | 124 |
| 2005 | 71 | 116 |
| 2006 | 62 | 92 |
| 2007 | 86 | 140 |
| 2008 | 69 | 147 |
| 2009 | 56 | 178 |
| 2010 | 76 | 207 |
| 2011 | 71 | 184 |
| 2012 | 153 | 246 |
| 2013 | 180 | 230 |
| 2014 | 171 | 291 |
| 2015 | 245 | 321 |
| 2016 | 261 | 331 |
| 2017 | 242 | 420 |
| 2018 | 247 | 326 |
| 2019 | 285 | 537 |
| 2020 | 284 | 497 |
| 2021 | 331 | 524 |
| 2022 | 348 | 490 |
| 2023 | 379 | 450 |
| 2024 | 455 | 428 |
| 2025 | 400 | 397 |
| 2026 | 247 | 264 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2018/1246Characterised by the output polarityIndexing code2,742
- A61B 18/1233With circuits for assuring patient safety1,040
- A61B 2018/124Switching the output to different electrodesIndexing code927
- A61B 2018/1273Including multiple generators in one deviceIndexing code496
- A61B 2018/1213Creating an arcIndexing code378
- A61B 2018/1226Powered by a batteryIndexing code319
- A61B 2018/128Generating two or more frequenciesIndexing code306
- A61B 2018/1266With dc current outputIndexing code283
Recent patents
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Control device, electrosurgical instrument and method for controlling an electrosurgical instrument6 Oct 2026US 12,751,758 B2Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Electrosurgical system, electrosurgical generator, and method of operating an electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,051 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,052 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Temperature control for IRE29 Sep 2026US 12,746,056 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Systems and methods for diagnosing and treating nasal conditions using tissue biomarkers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306015 A1Aerin Medical Inc.
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
- A rapidly deployable biomedical emf emitting device and methods of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306161 A1
- Catheter with improved temperature response8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306169 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Control of an endoscope by a surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306198 A1Auris Health, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument3,257US 5,624,452 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device3,014US 5,810,811 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Alternative current pathways for bipolar surgical cutting tool2,970US 5,531,744 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996