A61B 2018/00821
Measured by a thermocouple
Official title: {measured by a thermocouple}
A61B2018/00821 (Measured by a thermocouple) appears on 1,327 US grants and 1,548 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,327
- Published applications
- 1,548
- Assignees
- 388
- Inventors
- 1,692
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 40 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Controllable expandable catheter29 Sep 2026US 12,746,365 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Ablation system, methods, and controllers15 Sep 2026US 12,733,969 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for controlled RF treatments and RF generator system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,490 B2Cynosure, Inc.
- Flared insert member for use with catheter assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,708,745 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Catheter with improved temperature response8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306169 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- System and method for automatically correcting voltage readings from a radiofrequency probe connected to a radiofrequency generator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298728 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Catheter with composite construction24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283687 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Balloon catheter component locating markerband10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263134 A1Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
- Thermocouple Device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266669 A1Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd.
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- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Cool-tip radiofrequency thermosurgery electrode system for tumor ablation1,772US 6,575,969 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2003
- Tissue biopsy and treatment apparatus and method1,617US 6,869,430 B2Rita Medical Systems, Inc. · 2005
- RF ablation system and method having automatic temperature control1,579US 6,558,378 B2Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · 2003
- Fluid cooled ablation catheter1,331US 5,334,193 AAmerican Cardiac Ablation Co., Inc. · 1994