A61B 18/1402
Probes for open surgery
Official title: {Probes for open surgery}
A61B18/1402 (Probes for open surgery) appears on 1,775 US grants and 1,580 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,775
- Published applications
- 1,580
- Assignees
- 518
- Inventors
- 2,075
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 55 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 54 | 0 |
| 1998 | 56 | 0 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 |
| 2000 | 66 | 0 |
| 2001 | 65 | 20 |
| 2002 | 53 | 50 |
| 2003 | 52 | 69 |
| 2004 | 39 | 66 |
| 2005 | 36 | 56 |
| 2006 | 34 | 63 |
| 2007 | 42 | 73 |
| 2008 | 34 | 47 |
| 2009 | 23 | 57 |
| 2010 | 38 | 42 |
| 2011 | 40 | 49 |
| 2012 | 36 | 51 |
| 2013 | 51 | 41 |
| 2014 | 57 | 94 |
| 2015 | 59 | 59 |
| 2016 | 47 | 73 |
| 2017 | 52 | 69 |
| 2018 | 45 | 77 |
| 2019 | 67 | 94 |
| 2020 | 47 | 79 |
| 2021 | 58 | 79 |
| 2022 | 69 | 78 |
| 2023 | 49 | 56 |
| 2024 | 65 | 57 |
| 2025 | 53 | 51 |
| 2026 | 31 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Smoke evacuation tube and telescopic smoke evacuation scalpel6 Oct 2026US 12,751,760 B2Zhejiang Shuyou Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Electrosurgical device and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,053 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Electrosurgical device and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,669 B2Medtronic Europe Sàrl
- Electrosurgical generator with modular output socket for electrosurgical instrument25 Aug 2026US 12,714,488 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Electrosurgical generator with improved inverter control and method of operating18 Aug 2026US 12,708,425 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Method and device for treating cellulite17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272499 A1Venus Concept Ltd.
- Electrosurgical pencil with smoke evacuation and electrode visualization10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263142 A1Covidien LP
- Monopolar shield current monitoring systems and methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232364 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Electrosurgical device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232371 A1Palladium Medical LLC
- Surgical assembly and surgical instrument13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233263 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Electrosurgical stapling device3,188US 5,735,848 AEthicon, Inc. · 1998
- Alternative current pathways for bipolar surgical cutting tool2,970US 5,531,744 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Impedance and temperature generator control2,667US 5,496,312 AValleylab, Inc. · 1996
- Impedance feedback monitor for electrosurgical instrument2,654US 5,558,671 A1996