A61B 2018/00035
With return means
Official title: {with return means}
A61B2018/00035 (With return means) appears on 207 US grants and 251 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 251
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 447
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 14 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 15 |
| 2017 | 12 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 | 16 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 20 |
| 2023 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 | 19 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bi-polar surgical instrument1 Sep 2026US 12,721,671 B2Stryker Corporation
- Method and system for operating a surgical instrument2 Jun 2026US 12,642,609 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Water-cooled flexible microwave ablation probe7 Apr 2026US 12,594,120 B2Coswave Medical Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating kidney stones17 Mar 2026US 12,575,721 B2Ambu A/S
- Accuracy of ablation model through synchronization10 Mar 2026US 12,569,286 B2Medlumics S. L.
- Cryoablation probes with cryogen flow disruptors23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207242 A1Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Efficient Multi-Functional Endoscopic Instrument16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199013 A1Ipg Photonics Corporation
- Fluid-enhanced electrosurgery with integrated irrigation and aspiration18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165768 A1
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating kidney stones4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151022 A1Ambu A/S
- In-vivo temperature control system14 May 2026US 2026/0130706 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods1,803US 6,953,461 B2TissueLink Medical, Inc. · 2005
- Methods of making and using ultrasonic handpiece1,658US 5,484,398 AValleylab, Inc. · 1996
- Catheter for RF ablation with cooled electrode1,207US 5,348,554 ACardiac Pathways Corporation · 1994
- Method for RF ablation using cooled electrode819US 5,423,811 ACardiac Pathways Corporation · 1995
- Catheter for RF ablation having cooled electrode with electrically insulated sleeve814US 5,545,161 ACardiac Pathways Corporation · 1996