A61B 2017/0011
Piezoelectric
Official title: {piezoelectric}
A61B2017/0011 (Piezoelectric) appears on 191 US grants and 270 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 191
- Published applications
- 270
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 383
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2025 | 24 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Motor speed control circuits for surgical systems7 Jul 2026US 12,672,765 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Ultrasound based three-dimensional lesion verification within a vasculature26 May 2026US 12,635,975 B2The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, and the Other Members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin
- Ultrasonic generator for supplying an electrical power, lithotripsy device for fragmenting calculi, and method for operating and/or controlling a lithotripsy device19 May 2026US 12,629,163 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Ultrasound based three-dimensional lesion verification within a vasculature24 Mar 2026US 12,582,377 B2The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, and the Other Members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin
- Bipolar combination device that automatically adjusts pressure based on energy modality24 Mar 2026US 12,582,457 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Device for osteosynthesis30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215826 A1Tsq Global S.R.L.
- Surgical video analysis for operative reports validation30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217514 A1Theator Inc.
- Bipolar combination device that automatically adjusts pressure based on energy modality18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165769 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Apparatus for laser treatment21 May 2026US 2026/0137448 A1Tecure, Inc.
- Adjustable implant7 May 2026US 2026/0123966 A1NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for circular stapler control algorithm adjustment based on situational awareness580US 11,109,866 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2021
- Apparatus for treating intervertebal discs with electromagnetic energy579US 6,073,051 AOratec Interventions, Inc. · 2000
- Method for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs545US 6,126,682 AOratec Interventions, Inc. · 2000
- Method for manipulating tissue of an intervertebral disc456US 5,980,504 AOratec Interventions, Inc. · 1999
- Apparatus for treating intervertebral discs with resistive energy449US 6,122,549 AOratec Interventions, Inc. · 2000