A61B 2018/00107
Coatings on the energy applicator
Official title: {Coatings on the energy applicator}
A61B2018/00107 (Coatings on the energy applicator) appears on 1,519 US grants and 1,557 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2018/00148With metalIndexing code516
- A61B 2018/00136With polymerIndexing code297
- A61B 2018/00119With metal oxide nitrideIndexing code180
- A61B 2018/0013Non-stickingIndexing code152
- A61B 2018/00154Containing and delivering drugsIndexing code77
- A61B 2018/00113With foamIndexing code72
- A61B 2018/00142LubricatingIndexing code71
- A61B 2018/00125With nanostructureIndexing code48
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