A61B 2017/3449
Whereby the instrument channels merge into one single channel
Official title: {whereby the instrument channels merge into one single channel}
A61B2017/3449 (Whereby the instrument channels merge into one single channel) appears on 162 US grants and 196 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 196
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- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Method and device for electronically controlling the beating of a heart using venous electrical stimulation of nerve fibers803US 6,006,134 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1999