A61B 18/28
For heating a thermal probe or absorber
Official title: for heating a thermal probe or absorber
A61B18/28 (For heating a thermal probe or absorber) appears on 116 US grants and 92 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 116
- Published applications
- 92
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 204
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for using phase change nanodroplets to enhance sonothrombolysis26 May 2026US 12,635,974 B2North Carolina State University
- Tumor ablation devices and related methods7 Oct 2025US 12,433,671 B2DFine, Inc.
- Cauterization devices, methods, and systems4 Mar 2025US 12,239,370 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Devices and systems for ablation therapy16 Jul 2024US 12,035,969 B2Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc.
- Tumor ablation devices and related methods18 Jun 2024US 12,011,215 B2DFine, Inc.
- Ablation devices and related methods11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157796 A1DFine, Inc.
- In-vitro tissue model and test method21 May 2026US 2026/0140107 A1Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
- Incorporating vessel sealing functionality into surgical laser instruments7 Aug 2025US 2025/0248761 A1Healthilase Surgical, Inc.
- Tumor ablation devices and related methods7 Nov 2024US 2024/0366296 A1DFine, Inc.
- Devices and systems for ablation therapy17 Oct 2024US 2024/0341849 A1Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Angioplasty catheter and method of use thereof1,049US 5,026,366 ACardiovascular Laser Systems, Inc. · 1991
- Catheter for ice mapping and ablation870US 5,281,213 AImplemed, Inc. · 1994
- Cryogenic catheter613US 5,281,215 AImplemed, Inc. · 1994
- Cryogenic mapping and ablation catheter567US 5,423,807 AImplemed, Inc. · 1995
- Multimodality probe with extendable bipolar electrodes551US 5,401,272 AEnvision Surgical Systems, Inc. · 1995