A61B 2018/00321
Head or parts thereof
Official title: {Head or parts thereof}
A61B2018/00321 (Head or parts thereof) appears on 647 US grants and 841 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 647
- Published applications
- 841
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 873
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 8 |
| 2002 | 16 | 8 |
| 2003 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 6 |
| 2008 | 13 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 17 |
| 2013 | 5 | 14 |
| 2014 | 11 | 21 |
| 2015 | 21 | 43 |
| 2016 | 32 | 56 |
| 2017 | 25 | 44 |
| 2018 | 27 | 43 |
| 2019 | 32 | 62 |
| 2020 | 37 | 73 |
| 2021 | 29 | 76 |
| 2022 | 43 | 75 |
| 2023 | 62 | 72 |
| 2024 | 61 | 75 |
| 2025 | 63 | 62 |
| 2026 | 42 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical instruments and methods of manufacturing surgical instruments for performing tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and other surgical procedures25 Aug 2026US 12,714,493 B2Covidien LP
- Pulsed field electroporation systems and methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,907 B2Aventix Medical Inc.
- Methods of alleviating symptoms of ocular surface discomfort using medical ice slurry28 Jul 2026US 12,690,908 B2Eyecool Therapeutics, Inc.
- Therapeutic tooth bud ablation28 Jul 2026US 12,690,944 B2TriAgenics, Inc.
- Method and device for medically treating nasal and throat conditions with cold plasma21 Jul 2026US 12,685,872 B2Ionos Medical Inc.
- Systems and methods for diagnosing and treating nasal conditions using tissue biomarkers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306015 A1Aerin Medical Inc.
- Handheld battery-powered vapor delivery devices and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294505 A1
- Multi-functional surgical cautery device, system and method of use27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248548 A1Z Surgical LLC
- Enhanced fiber probes for elt20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240597 A1Elios Vision, Inc.
- Methods of Diode Laser Treatment of Nasal Valve Region20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240598 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cell necrosis apparatus1,835US 5,843,021 ASomnus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Method for ablating interior sections of the tongue1,673US 5,800,379 ASommus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Electrosurgical method and apparatus1,450US 7,377,918 B2Gyrus Medical Limited · 2008
- System and method for electrosurgical cutting and ablation912US 5,697,882 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- System and method for electrosurgical cutting and ablation794US 5,697,281 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997