A61B 2018/00464
Subcutaneous fat
Official title: {Subcutaneous fat, e.g. liposuction, lipolysis}
A61B2018/00464 (Subcutaneous fat) appears on 218 US grants and 390 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 218
- Published applications
- 390
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 452
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 28 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 |
| 2015 | 14 | 17 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 6 | 19 |
| 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| 2019 | 19 | 32 |
| 2020 | 15 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 18 | 25 |
| 2023 | 21 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 27 |
| 2025 | 15 | 25 |
| 2026 | 12 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods for lifting and tightening various areas of the body8 Sep 2026US 12,727,879 B2
- Treatment apparatus for denaturing tissue using RF energy, control method thereof, and treatment method using the same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,667 B2Lutronic Corporation
- Laser device, hand-piece and method for lipolysis18 Aug 2026US 12,708,441 B2El. En. S.P.A.
- Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field21 Jul 2026US 12,685,873 B2BTL Medical Solutions A. S.
- Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field16 Jun 2026US 12,654,023 B2BTL Medical Solutions A. S.
- Treatment apparatus for denaturing tissue using rf energy, control method thereof, and treatment method using the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294510 A1Lutronic Corporation
- Method and device for treating cellulite17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272499 A1Venus Concept Ltd.
- Extracorporeal shockwave and radio frequency combined treatment apparatus with anti-cellulite function17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272535 A1K1Med Global Inc.
- Gold particles and uses thereof3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256517 A1Elux Medical, Inc.
- Compositions, treatment systems and methods for improved cooling of lipid-rich tissue13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232366 A1Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser-assisted electrosurgery system1,614US 5,509,916 AValleylab, Inc. · 1996
- Apparatus and method for treatment of tissue923US 6,413,255 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for the selective targeting of lipid-rich tissues514US 6,605,080 B1Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Method of removing adipose tissue from the body506US 5,143,063 A1992
- Method of non-invasive reduction of human site-specific subcutaneous fat tissue deposits by accelerated lipolysis metabolism431US 5,507,790 A1996