A61B 2018/126
Bipolar
Official title: {bipolar}
A61B2018/126 (Bipolar) appears on 2,335 US grants and 2,555 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,335
- Published applications
- 2,555
- Assignees
- 546
- Inventors
- 2,637
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 104 | 0 |
| 2001 | 71 | 31 |
| 2002 | 68 | 70 |
| 2003 | 68 | 64 |
| 2004 | 50 | 59 |
| 2005 | 25 | 47 |
| 2006 | 29 | 30 |
| 2007 | 38 | 40 |
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| 2009 | 27 | 34 |
| 2010 | 26 | 40 |
| 2011 | 21 | 29 |
| 2012 | 31 | 65 |
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| 2016 | 58 | 94 |
| 2017 | 61 | 115 |
| 2018 | 53 | 110 |
| 2019 | 77 | 266 |
| 2020 | 73 | 215 |
| 2021 | 117 | 234 |
| 2022 | 152 | 200 |
| 2023 | 188 | 162 |
| 2024 | 188 | 174 |
| 2025 | 177 | 158 |
| 2026 | 110 | 94 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Control device, electrosurgical instrument and method for controlling an electrosurgical instrument6 Oct 2026US 12,751,758 B2Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,052 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Temperature control for IRE29 Sep 2026US 12,746,056 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Thrombectomy treatment system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,062 B2Covidien LP
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Control of an endoscope by a surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306198 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for minimally invasive dissection and modification of tissues1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294522 A1
- Methods and systems for treating one or more metabolic conditions of a patient1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294527 A1Fractyl Health, Inc.
- Biopsy device and method of performing a biopsy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283603 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument3,257US 5,624,452 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Alternative current pathways for bipolar surgical cutting tool2,970US 5,531,744 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument2,896US 5,716,366 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Impedance and temperature generator control2,667US 5,496,312 AValleylab, Inc. · 1996