A61B 2017/005
Hardenable using external energy source
Official title: {hardenable using external energy source, e.g. laser, ultrasound}
A61B2017/005 (Hardenable using external energy source) appears on 175 US grants and 278 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 175
- Published applications
- 278
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 451
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 11 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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