A61B 18/1815
Using microwaves
Official title: {using microwaves}
A61B18/1815 (Using microwaves) appears on 3,089 US grants and 3,577 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,089
- Published applications
- 3,577
- Assignees
- 745
- Inventors
- 3,271
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 72 | 0 |
| 1999 | 91 | 0 |
| 2000 | 88 | 0 |
| 2001 | 80 | 29 |
| 2002 | 77 | 82 |
| 2003 | 72 | 76 |
| 2004 | 42 | 72 |
| 2005 | 46 | 76 |
| 2006 | 42 | 72 |
| 2007 | 40 | 72 |
| 2008 | 35 | 82 |
| 2009 | 24 | 94 |
| 2010 | 40 | 156 |
| 2011 | 48 | 168 |
| 2012 | 82 | 170 |
| 2013 | 125 | 219 |
| 2014 | 119 | 204 |
| 2015 | 199 | 233 |
| 2016 | 188 | 228 |
| 2017 | 131 | 206 |
| 2018 | 157 | 192 |
| 2019 | 154 | 197 |
| 2020 | 156 | 183 |
| 2021 | 137 | 166 |
| 2022 | 129 | 131 |
| 2023 | 141 | 139 |
| 2024 | 123 | 137 |
| 2025 | 136 | 109 |
| 2026 | 74 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2018/1861With an instrument inserted into a body lumen or cavityIndexing code1,311
- A61B 2018/183Characterised by the type of antennaIndexing code426
- A61B 2018/1869With an instrument interstitially inserted into the bodyIndexing code350
- A61B 2018/1823Generators thereforIndexing code316
- A61B 2018/1892Details of electrical isolations of the antennaIndexing code207
- A61B 2018/1876With multiple frequenciesIndexing code65
- A61B 2018/1884With non-uniform emissionsIndexing code42
Recent patents
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- Method and end effector for tissue ablation22 Sep 2026US 12,740,827 B2Expandoheat, L.L.C.
- Laparoscopic and open surgery end effector jaw structure and method1 Sep 2026US 12,721,670 B2Expandoheat, L.L.C.
- Apparatus for targeted tissue area ablation1 Sep 2026US 12,721,679 B1
- Electrosurgical instrument calorimeter and method for measuring an electromagnetic power output of an electrosurgical instrument1 Sep 2026US 12,723,931 B2Creo Medical Limited
- Flexible instruments with patterned antenna assemblies having variable recoverable flexibility8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306171 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Device and systems for creating a variable flow interatrial shunt1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294526 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Method of employing a medical apparatus with translatable imaging device for real-time confirmation of interception of target tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283593 A1Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Treatment of cardiac tissue with pulsed electric fields24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283685 A1CardioFocus, Inc.
- Ablation Probe Systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283688 A1TriAgenics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical system for applying ultrasonic energy to tissue2,218US 6,773,409 B2SurgRx, Inc. · 2004
- Lung treatment apparatus and method2,136US 6,770,070 B1R. ITA Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Vessel sealer and divider with non-conductive stop members2,072US 7,473,253 B2Covidien LP · 2009
- Electrosurgical generator method1,979US 6,293,942 B1Gyrus Medical Limited · 2001
- Electrosurgical instrument1,972US 6,491,690 B1Gyrus Medical Limited · 2002