A61B 2017/32007
With suction or vacuum means
Official title: {with suction or vacuum means}
A61B2017/32007 (With suction or vacuum means) appears on 765 US grants and 916 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 765
- Published applications
- 916
- Assignees
- 212
- Inventors
- 923
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 11 | 29 |
| 2005 | 10 | 18 |
| 2006 | 5 | 16 |
| 2007 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 33 |
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| 2010 | 9 | 32 |
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| 2013 | 39 | 43 |
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| 2019 | 47 | 104 |
| 2020 | 37 | 60 |
| 2021 | 40 | 51 |
| 2022 | 54 | 36 |
| 2023 | 55 | 36 |
| 2024 | 44 | 49 |
| 2025 | 42 | 27 |
| 2026 | 18 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Image guided spinal decompression with contralateral oblique view1 Sep 2026US 12,721,513 B2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
- Robotic cataract surgery using focused ultrasound11 Aug 2026US 12,702,590 B2Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Methods and devices to treat nasal airways14 Jul 2026US 12,678,212 B2Aerin Medical Inc.
- Motor speed control circuits for surgical systems7 Jul 2026US 12,672,765 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Systems and methods for treating hearing loss23 Jun 2026US 12,663,629 B2Spiral Therapeutics Inc.
- Surgical evacuation sensor arrangements10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263145 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Ultrasonic Surgical System27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248528 A1Stryker Corporation
- Neurosurgical Methods And Systems For Detecting And Removing Tumorous Tissue2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182840 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Ultrasonic surgical handpiece21 May 2026US 2026/0137413 A1Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Pulse Control For Ultrasonic Tool Systems14 May 2026US 2026/0130687 A1Stryker Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for providing enhanced tissue fragmentation and/or hemostasis2,164US 4,931,047 ACavitron Corporation · 1990
- Ultrasonic surgical handpiece and an energy initiator1,970US 5,421,829 AValleylab, Inc. · 1995
- Ultrasonic surgical apparatus1,933US 6,083,191 ASherwood Services AG · 2000
- User interfaces for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems1,715US 8,418,073 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2013
- Piezo ultrasonic and electrosurgical handpiece1,672US 5,312,329 AValleylab, Inc. · 1994