A61B 2018/0237
With a thermoelectric element in the probe for cooling purposes
Official title: {with a thermoelectric element in the probe for cooling purposes}
A61B2018/0237 (With a thermoelectric element in the probe for cooling purposes) appears on 143 US grants and 208 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 208
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 276
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 16 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7 | 19 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 27 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for intra-cardiac mapping and ablation14 Apr 2026US 12,599,433 B2Kardium Inc.
- Cryosurgical probe and method of manufacturing thereof7 Apr 2026US 12,594,110 B2Metrum Cryoflex S.A.
- Ablation probes including flexible circuits for heating and sensing7 Apr 2026US 12,594,113 B2Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Cryoablation catheter assembly, cryoablation system and method24 Mar 2026US 12,582,456 B2Afreeze GmbH
- Cryogenic balloon catheter having heating function24 Feb 2026US 12,558,140 B2Piedmont Medsystems (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd.
- Compositions, treatment systems and methods for improved cooling of lipid-rich tissue13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232366 A1Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
- System6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224092 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Closed-loop cryoablation system and method5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060738 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Hand-held cryotherapy device including cryogen temperature pressure controller and method thereof27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359916 A1RecensMedical, Inc.
- Use of saccharides for cryoprotection and related technology13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345257 A1Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method to treat gastric reflux via the detection and ablation of gastro-esophageal nerves and receptors818US 6,405,732 B1Curon Medical, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature-controlled probe458US 6,939,346 B2Oratec Interventions, Inc. · 2005
- Handpiece with electrode and non-volatile memory454US 7,115,123 B2Thermage, Inc. · 2006
- Cluster ablation electrode system401US 6,530,922 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2003
- Apparatus and methods for procedures related to the electrophysiology of the heart348US 5,967,976 ANovoste Corporation · 1999