A61B 2018/00595
Cauterization
Official title: {Cauterization}
A61B2018/00595 (Cauterization) appears on 1,589 US grants and 2,270 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,589
- Published applications
- 2,270
- Assignees
- 467
- Inventors
- 2,584
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 15 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 6 | 18 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 8 | 20 |
| 2008 | 7 | 37 |
| 2009 | 7 | 38 |
| 2010 | 19 | 41 |
| 2011 | 12 | 47 |
| 2012 | 29 | 84 |
| 2013 | 52 | 81 |
| 2014 | 36 | 92 |
| 2015 | 86 | 126 |
| 2016 | 94 | 123 |
| 2017 | 77 | 161 |
| 2018 | 89 | 118 |
| 2019 | 95 | 221 |
| 2020 | 128 | 178 |
| 2021 | 116 | 199 |
| 2022 | 131 | 153 |
| 2023 | 155 | 153 |
| 2024 | 157 | 143 |
| 2025 | 137 | 113 |
| 2026 | 82 | 75 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hydro dissection and suction laparoscopic instruments and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,735 B2
- Medical device and medical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,055 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument22 Sep 2026US 12,740,801 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Methods of electrosurgical instruments with otomy feature for teleoperated medical systems15 Sep 2026US 12,733,973 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Bipolar forceps8 Sep 2026US 12,727,934 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Control of an endoscope by a surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306198 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Electrosurgical device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294521 A1Kylix B.V.
- Teleoperated surgical system with patient health records based instrument control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294567 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Surgical evacuation sensor arrangements10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263145 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Electrocautery devices, systems and methods for transseptal access10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263149 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical stapling apparatus2,474US 7,207,471 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2007
- Method for using an electrosurgical device on lung tissue2,177US 6,003,517 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
- Interchangeable tools for surgical instruments2,056US 8,758,391 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedback1,840US 9,161,803 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods1,803US 6,953,461 B2TissueLink Medical, Inc. · 2005