A61B 2018/00678
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A61B2018/00678 (Upper) appears on 1,075 US grants and 1,224 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,075
- Published applications
- 1,224
- Assignees
- 334
- Inventors
- 1,556
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2017 | 39 | 63 |
| 2018 | 36 | 58 |
| 2019 | 60 | 109 |
| 2020 | 40 | 89 |
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| 2022 | 63 | 74 |
| 2023 | 59 | 70 |
| 2024 | 76 | 78 |
| 2025 | 58 | 99 |
| 2026 | 42 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Terminating a pulse based upon measurements taken within the pulse in electrosurgical systems25 Aug 2026US 12,714,489 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for controlled RF treatments and RF generator system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,490 B2Cynosure, Inc.
- Systems and methods for automatic grip adjustment during energy delivery25 Aug 2026US 12,714,533 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Ultrasonic energy device which varies pressure applied by clamp arm to provide threshold control pressure at a cut progression location18 Aug 2026US 12,708,427 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical devices, systems, and methods for control of one visualization with another18 Aug 2026US 12,708,429 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Technologies for operating an energy-based surgical instrument based on time-dependent clamp pressure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294511 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Device and method for highly efficient hard and soft tissue ablation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294536 A1
- Urinary stone edge detection for laser lithotripsy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294538 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Optimization and communication of compression and energy for sealing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283680 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device3,014US 5,810,811 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Impedance feedback monitor for electrosurgical instrument2,654US 5,558,671 A1996
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device2,626US 5,709,680 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Impedance feedback monitor with query electrode for electrosurgical instrument2,586US 5,817,093 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998