A61B 2018/0094
Types of switches or controllers
Official title: {Types of switches or controllers}
A61B2018/0094 (Types of switches or controllers) appears on 608 US grants and 652 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
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- Electrosurgical connection unit24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283676 A1Cmr Surgical Limited
- Electrode cartridge for skin treatment and electrode cartridge coupling structure comprising same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240587 A1Classys Inc.
- Electrosurgical device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232371 A1Palladium Medical LLC
- Method for constructing and using a modular surgical energy system with multiple devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224264 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Sphincterotome with deflecting tip16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198956 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Catheter deflection control1,932US 5,441,483 A1995
- Ultrasonic clamp coagulator apparatus having dual rotational positioning1,925US 5,893,835 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
- Catheter steering mechanism1,902US 5,195,968 A1993
- Motorized cutting and fastening instrument having control circuit for optimizing battery usage1,886US 8,622,274 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Catheter steering mechanism1,739US 6,033,378 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 2000