A61B 2017/00057
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A61B2017/00057 (Light) appears on 1,414 US grants and 1,878 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,414
- Published applications
- 1,878
- Assignees
- 605
- Inventors
- 2,651
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 9 |
| 2002 | 21 | 25 |
| 2003 | 21 | 28 |
| 2004 | 12 | 55 |
| 2005 | 21 | 36 |
| 2006 | 17 | 26 |
| 2007 | 15 | 51 |
| 2008 | 21 | 52 |
| 2009 | 3 | 41 |
| 2010 | 14 | 48 |
| 2011 | 24 | 52 |
| 2012 | 29 | 51 |
| 2013 | 26 | 42 |
| 2014 | 34 | 57 |
| 2015 | 54 | 94 |
| 2016 | 49 | 78 |
| 2017 | 67 | 82 |
| 2018 | 50 | 69 |
| 2019 | 70 | 224 |
| 2020 | 77 | 111 |
| 2021 | 76 | 136 |
| 2022 | 126 | 125 |
| 2023 | 118 | 133 |
| 2024 | 124 | 99 |
| 2025 | 112 | 96 |
| 2026 | 60 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Skin procedure guidance and feedback system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,064 B2
- Devices and methods for cosmetic skin resurfacing8 Sep 2026US 12,728,248 B2Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc.
- Medical system and method of use1 Sep 2026US 12,721,644 B2
- System and method for real-time tissue perfusion assessment during clamping25 Aug 2026US 12,714,427 B2Covidien LP
- Systems and methods for percutaneous division of fibrous structures25 Aug 2026US 12,714,458 B2
- Automatic calibration for distance measurement during laser lithotripsy procedure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294533 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Systems and methods for implanting neural electrodes1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294563 A1William Marsh Rice University
- Laser beam scanner systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294685 A1Alcon Inc.
- Fastener cartridge comprising non-uniform fasteners24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283616 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Intravascular devices and systems with energy wave detection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272484 A1Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotically-controlled surgical instrument with selectively articulatable end effector2,060US 9,301,759 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Robotically-controlled endoscopic accessory channel1,993US 8,992,422 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedback1,840US 9,161,803 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical instruments including MEMS devices1,823US 8,808,311 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Surgical system providing automatic reconfiguration1,782US 5,997,528 ABausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 1999