A61B 2018/00928
By sending a signal to an external energy source
Official title: {by sending a signal to an external energy source}
A61B2018/00928 (By sending a signal to an external energy source) appears on 185 US grants and 228 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Control device, electrosurgical instrument and method for controlling an electrosurgical instrument6 Oct 2026US 12,751,758 B2Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Electrosurgical system, electrosurgical generator, and method of operating an electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,051 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Terminating a pulse based upon measurements taken within the pulse in electrosurgical systems25 Aug 2026US 12,714,489 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature21 Jul 2026US 12,685,577 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Thermal management of an electrosurgical generator21 Jul 2026US 12,685,579 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Input attachment, surgical device, arrangement for intraoperative use and use of an input attachment13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232255 A1
- Electronic latch for electrosurgical instrument6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224278 A1
- Resistance level communication protocol15 Jan 2026US 2026/0018988 A1
- Manifold integrated handle assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device21 Aug 2025US 2025/0261948 A1Bolt Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Switch and connector1,605US 5,541,376 AValleylab, Inc. · 1996
- Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices1,197US 10,441,345 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Non-sticking electrocautery system and forceps1,038US 4,492,231 A1985
- Energy-harvesting system, apparatus and methods398US 8,968,296 B2Covidien LP · 2015
- Instrument for laparoscopic tubal cauterization396US 3,938,527 ACentre de Recherche Industrielle de Quebec · 1976