A61B 2018/00922
By switching or controlling the treatment energy directly within the hand-piece
Official title: {by switching or controlling the treatment energy directly within the hand-piece}
A61B2018/00922 (By switching or controlling the treatment energy directly within the hand-piece) appears on 449 US grants and 612 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Surgical instrument with an extendable loop made of metal wire that can be energized30 Jun 2026US 12,667,409 B2RZ-Medizintechnik GmbH
- ‘Electrical leak detection system’ to detect abnormal conduction within a catheter in the presence of electrical interferers23 Jun 2026US 12,661,171 B2Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof9 Jun 2026US 12,648,806 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Energy treatment device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263107 A1Olympus Corporation
- Methods and systems of electrosurgical coagulation devices13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232370 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Electrosurgical device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232371 A1Palladium Medical LLC
- Therapeutic lighting devices and methods30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216527 A1Pathy Medical, LLC
- Energy treatment tool and treatment system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198996 A1Olympus Corporation
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- Electrosurgical system1,647US 8,562,598 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation · 2013
- Endoscopic vessel sealer and divider having a flexible articulating shaft1,504US 8,475,453 B2Covidien LP · 2013