A61B 2018/00547
Prostate
Official title: {Prostate}
A61B2018/00547 (Prostate) appears on 982 US grants and 1,093 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 982
- Published applications
- 1,093
- Assignees
- 393
- Inventors
- 1,463
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 29 | 15 |
| 2002 | 33 | 35 |
| 2003 | 35 | 46 |
| 2004 | 25 | 38 |
| 2005 | 7 | 35 |
| 2006 | 15 | 32 |
| 2007 | 15 | 33 |
| 2008 | 17 | 55 |
| 2009 | 14 | 38 |
| 2010 | 20 | 45 |
| 2011 | 19 | 47 |
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| 2017 | 36 | 57 |
| 2018 | 32 | 39 |
| 2019 | 46 | 60 |
| 2020 | 38 | 35 |
| 2021 | 35 | 41 |
| 2022 | 31 | 52 |
| 2023 | 28 | 48 |
| 2024 | 42 | 52 |
| 2025 | 44 | 52 |
| 2026 | 16 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tissue protection systems and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,685,607 B2PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
- Endoscopic system with attached instruments16 Jun 2026US 12,653,379 B2American Endoscopic Innovations, LLC
- Surgical tool and handheld electrosurgical instrument, and method for recognizing a surgical tool16 Jun 2026US 12,653,641 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof9 Jun 2026US 12,648,806 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Method and system for estimating distance between a fiber end and a target5 May 2026US 12,620,764 B2Lumenis Ltd.
- Devices and methods for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256603 A1Elesta S.P.A.
- Surgical tool and handheld electrosurgical instrument, and method for recognizing a surgical tool27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248587 A1Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Method and system for estimating distance between a fiber end and a target6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229831 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Prostate cancer lesion targeting and vapor needle tip tracking for prostate biopsy and vapor therapy30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215834 A1
- Laser emission modulation for treatment of soft tissue30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215848 A1Ipg Photonics Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical instrument1,825US 6,090,106 AGyrus Medical Limited · 2000
- Electrosurgical instrument1,734US 6,013,076 AGyrus Medical Limited · 2000
- Electrosurgical instrument1,701US 6,234,178 B1Gyrus Medical Limited · 2001
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Medical probe device and method1,238US 5,370,675 AVidamed, Inc. · 1994