A61B 2018/00059
Material properties
Official title: {Material properties}
A61B2018/00059 (Material properties) appears on 3,091 US grants and 3,921 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,091
- Published applications
- 3,921
- Assignees
- 869
- Inventors
- 4,429
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 46 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 82 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 95 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 37 |
| 2002 | 70 | 69 |
| 2003 | 79 | 101 |
| 2004 | 49 | 72 |
| 2005 | 59 | 79 |
| 2006 | 48 | 79 |
| 2007 | 52 | 82 |
| 2008 | 42 | 71 |
| 2009 | 31 | 92 |
| 2010 | 53 | 87 |
| 2011 | 62 | 89 |
| 2012 | 83 | 92 |
| 2013 | 85 | 96 |
| 2014 | 78 | 129 |
| 2015 | 102 | 161 |
| 2016 | 117 | 196 |
| 2017 | 113 | 219 |
| 2018 | 98 | 190 |
| 2019 | 129 | 222 |
| 2020 | 154 | 224 |
| 2021 | 164 | 311 |
| 2022 | 145 | 287 |
| 2023 | 182 | 239 |
| 2024 | 224 | 246 |
| 2025 | 200 | 250 |
| 2026 | 137 | 201 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- High frequency output device and invasive tip therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,759 B2Wontech Co., Ltd.
- Temperature control for IRE29 Sep 2026US 12,746,056 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Thrombectomy treatment system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,062 B2Covidien LP
- Thermal cutting assembly with conductive bridge22 Sep 2026US 12,740,822 B2Covidien LP
- Energy treatment medical devices, systems, and energy treatment methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306168 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Catheter with improved temperature response8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306169 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- End cap device for manipulating tissue, related systems, and related methods of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306170 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Energy-based surgical instruments including an insulated electrode1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294514 A1
- Technologies for maintaining electrical connectivity in rotating components of energy-based surgical instruments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294517 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laparoscopic surgical instrument2,610US 5,496,317 AGyrus Medical Limited · 1996
- Electrosurgical jaw structure for controlled energy delivery2,489US 6,770,072 B1SurgRx, Inc. · 2004
- Coagulating forceps2,401US 5,443,463 AVesta Medical, LLC · 1995
- Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with replaceable electrodes2,299US 6,050,996 ASherwood Services AG · 2000
- Robotic tool with monopolar electro-surgical scissors2,278US 6,994,708 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2006