A61B 2018/00071
Electrical conductivity
Official title: {Electrical conductivity}
A61B2018/00071 (Electrical conductivity) appears on 2,423 US grants and 3,109 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,423
- Published applications
- 3,109
- Assignees
- 673
- Inventors
- 3,579
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 55 | 74 |
| 2004 | 36 | 45 |
| 2005 | 38 | 47 |
| 2006 | 33 | 53 |
| 2007 | 42 | 65 |
| 2008 | 35 | 48 |
| 2009 | 24 | 76 |
| 2010 | 35 | 71 |
| 2011 | 37 | 58 |
| 2012 | 65 | 70 |
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| 2014 | 61 | 100 |
| 2015 | 85 | 126 |
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| 2017 | 91 | 175 |
| 2018 | 81 | 161 |
| 2019 | 100 | 183 |
| 2020 | 124 | 181 |
| 2021 | 134 | 258 |
| 2022 | 123 | 238 |
| 2023 | 154 | 187 |
| 2024 | 183 | 206 |
| 2025 | 154 | 212 |
| 2026 | 110 | 173 |
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.
- 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
- Device and systems for creating a variable flow interatrial shunt1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294526 A1Medtronic, Inc.
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