A61B 2018/1253
Monopolar
Official title: {monopolar}
A61B2018/1253 (Monopolar) appears on 1,617 US grants and 1,557 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,617
- Published applications
- 1,557
- Assignees
- 383
- Inventors
- 1,811
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 52 | 0 |
| 1998 | 56 | 0 |
| 1999 | 86 | 0 |
| 2000 | 96 | 0 |
| 2001 | 71 | 29 |
| 2002 | 61 | 62 |
| 2003 | 64 | 49 |
| 2004 | 38 | 41 |
| 2005 | 26 | 32 |
| 2006 | 20 | 13 |
| 2007 | 30 | 21 |
| 2008 | 31 | 28 |
| 2009 | 11 | 13 |
| 2010 | 19 | 15 |
| 2011 | 11 | 20 |
| 2012 | 16 | 38 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 | 35 |
| 2015 | 28 | 36 |
| 2016 | 33 | 57 |
| 2017 | 34 | 54 |
| 2018 | 31 | 49 |
| 2019 | 35 | 189 |
| 2020 | 42 | 152 |
| 2021 | 63 | 123 |
| 2022 | 105 | 133 |
| 2023 | 121 | 102 |
| 2024 | 125 | 105 |
| 2025 | 101 | 95 |
| 2026 | 60 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,052 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Thrombectomy treatment system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,062 B2Covidien LP
- Radio frequency catheter controlling system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,740,823 B2Acotec Scientific Co., Ltd.
- Integrated surgical system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,971 B2Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Devices, systems and methods for subdermal coagulation18 Aug 2026US 12,708,426 B2Apyx Medical Corporation
- Control of an endoscope by a surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306198 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Methods and systems for treating one or more metabolic conditions of a patient1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294527 A1Fractyl Health, Inc.
- Energized suction and irrigation device for robotic surgical system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272576 A1Cilag GmbH International
- End cap having one or more electrodes, related systems, and related methods of use27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248370 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Surgical tool and handheld electrosurgical instrument, and method for recognizing a surgical tool27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248587 A1Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Impedance and temperature generator control2,667US 5,496,312 AValleylab, Inc. · 1996
- Coagulating forceps2,401US 5,443,463 AVesta Medical, LLC · 1995
- Surgical tool2,269US 5,395,312 A1995
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues2,247US 5,582,611 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1996