A61B 2018/00315
Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to
Official title: {for treatment of particular body parts}
A61B2018/00315 (Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to) appears on 12,843 US grants and 17,671 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 12,843
- Published applications
- 17,671
- Assignees
- 3,057
- Inventors
- 15,090
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 892 | 1070 |
| 2025 | 807 | 972 |
| 2026 | 541 | 625 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2018/00345Vascular systemIndexing code6,434
- A61B 2018/00452SkinIndexing code2,183
- A61B 2018/00434Neural systemIndexing code1,624
- A61B 2018/00505Urinary tractIndexing code1,340
- A61B 2018/00547ProstateIndexing code982
- A61B 2018/00482Digestive systemIndexing code907
- A61B 2018/00559Female reproductive organsIndexing code757
- A61B 2018/00321Head or parts thereofIndexing code647
Recent patents
- Kidney stone treatment system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,728 B2Calyxo, Inc.
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Plasma fractionation device for skin rejuvenation6 Oct 2026US 12,751,757 B2Aesthetics Biomedical, Inc.
- High frequency output device and invasive tip therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,759 B2Wontech Co., Ltd.
- Catheter with flex circuit distal assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,751,763 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Insertion instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305926 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Methods and systems for determining body lumen size8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305978 A1Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for diagnosing and treating nasal conditions using tissue biomarkers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306015 A1Aerin Medical Inc.
- Medical device and treatment method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306106 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Catheters and methods for endovascular treatment with electrodes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306165 A1TVA Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Electrosurgical stapling device3,188US 5,735,848 AEthicon, Inc. · 1998
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device3,014US 5,810,811 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks2,751US 6,231,565 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2001
- Non-invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease2,708US 5,571,116 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996