A61B 2018/00958
For switching between different working modes of the main function
Official title: {for switching between different working modes of the main function}
A61B2018/00958 (For switching between different working modes of the main function) appears on 339 US grants and 461 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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- Method and apparatus for providing enhanced tissue fragmentation and/or hemostasis2,164US 4,931,047 ACavitron Corporation · 1990
- Apparatus for providing enhanced tissue fragmentation and/or hemostasis2,150US 5,015,227 AValleylab, Inc. · 1991
- Moveable switchable electrosurgical handpiece1,842US 5,472,442 AValleylab, Inc. · 1995
- Powered surgical tool with an isolation circuit connected between the tool power terminals and the memory internal to the tool1,576US 8,784,415 B2Stryker Corporation · 2014
- Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices1,145US 9,918,730 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018