A61B 2018/00136
With polymer
Official title: {with polymer}
A61B2018/00136 (With polymer) appears on 297 US grants and 397 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 297
- Published applications
- 397
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 669
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 12 | 10 |
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| 2011 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
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| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 19 |
| 2016 | 11 | 19 |
| 2017 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 | 10 | 25 |
| 2019 | 16 | 49 |
| 2020 | 17 | 23 |
| 2021 | 33 | 25 |
| 2022 | 16 | 38 |
| 2023 | 19 | 25 |
| 2024 | 25 | 30 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 |
| 2026 | 11 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices, methods, and compositions for thermal acceleration and drug delivery11 Aug 2026US 12,702,478 B2Brown University
- Pulsed field ablation catheters with enhanced field smart electrodes4 Aug 2026US 12,697,168 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Electrocautery rhizotomy using wanding of energized electrocautery probe21 Jul 2026US 12,685,583 B2Panacea Spine, LLC
- Nano surfaces on smoke particle electrodes2 Jun 2026US 12,643,111 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Monopolar L-hook electrode with varied cross-sections26 May 2026US 12,636,065 B2Covidien LP
- Energy-based surgical instruments including an insulated electrode1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294514 A1
- Basket assembly with atraumatic tip electrode and methods of making thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263151 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Ultrasonic treatment tool20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240590 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- End effector with tissue compression features and methods of using the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232365 A1
- Routing mechanisms for surgical instruments, and related devices, systems, and methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232397 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-surgical forceps having recessed irrigation channel1,610US 6,228,084 B1Kirwan Surgical Products, Inc. · 2001
- Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue1,468US 6,679,269 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Electrosurgical forceps933US 5,891,142 AEggers & Associates, LLC · 1999
- Surgical instruments comprising a system for articulation and rotation compensation852US 10,772,651 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2020
- Electrocautery hemostasis clip836US 10,307,202 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2019