A61B 2017/00106
Ultrasonic
Official title: {ultrasonic}
A61B2017/00106 (Ultrasonic) appears on 1,054 US grants and 1,321 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,054
- Published applications
- 1,321
- Assignees
- 456
- Inventors
- 1,920
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 54 | 148 |
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| 2021 | 65 | 105 |
| 2022 | 85 | 79 |
| 2023 | 82 | 67 |
| 2024 | 72 | 57 |
| 2025 | 76 | 55 |
| 2026 | 41 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Deployable assembly sleeve for ablation probe with deployable sensors22 Sep 2026US 12,740,819 B2CPSI Holdings LLC
- Partial knee denervation system and method15 Sep 2026US 12,733,957 B2
- Method and system for cataract tissue sensing11 Aug 2026US 12,702,589 B2Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Cardiac mapping system with efficiency algorithm21 Jul 2026US 12,685,474 B2Enchannel Medical, Ltd.
- Spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging probe21 Jul 2026US 12,685,510 B2Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- System and method for fixation of implantable sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306140 A1The Johns Hopkins University
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Safety arrangements for ultrasonically-vibratable surgical tools1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294497 A1
- Methods and apparatus for treatment of body tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283684 A1
- Devices and methods for diverting blood flow from a first vessel20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240542 A1LimFlow GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instruments employing sensors2,293US 7,717,312 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2010
- Surgical instruments employing sensors2,209US 8,002,795 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2011
- Cool-tip radiofrequency thermosurgery electrode system for tumor ablation1,772US 6,575,969 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2003
- Multiple sensors with one sensor affecting a second sensor's output or interpretation1,559US 9,757,128 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Multiple motor control for powered medical device1,555US 9,788,836 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017