A61B 2018/1407
Loop
Official title: {Loop}
A61B2018/1407 (Loop) appears on 1,359 US grants and 1,600 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,359
- Published applications
- 1,600
- Assignees
- 425
- Inventors
- 2,075
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 54 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 19 |
| 2002 | 35 | 53 |
| 2003 | 52 | 71 |
| 2004 | 42 | 54 |
| 2005 | 29 | 56 |
| 2006 | 34 | 43 |
| 2007 | 34 | 55 |
| 2008 | 25 | 65 |
| 2009 | 22 | 62 |
| 2010 | 41 | 52 |
| 2011 | 20 | 41 |
| 2012 | 49 | 53 |
| 2013 | 51 | 56 |
| 2014 | 51 | 74 |
| 2015 | 54 | 62 |
| 2016 | 56 | 65 |
| 2017 | 51 | 79 |
| 2018 | 40 | 79 |
| 2019 | 45 | 68 |
| 2020 | 67 | 89 |
| 2021 | 52 | 70 |
| 2022 | 49 | 66 |
| 2023 | 52 | 72 |
| 2024 | 60 | 68 |
| 2025 | 50 | 76 |
| 2026 | 40 | 52 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ablation system with graphical user interface6 Oct 2026US 12,754,665 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Point pulsed field ablation catheter29 Sep 2026US 12,746,058 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Surgical clip and deployment system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,428 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- System for irreversible electroporation25 Aug 2026US 12,714,495 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Medical devices and related methods for delivering energy and/or fluid25 Aug 2026US 12,714,496 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Catheter with multiple cryotherapy delivery sites1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294500 A1
- Rf septal myectomy tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294509 A1Rambam Medtech Ltd.
- Resectoscope device, resection tool and resectoscope27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248549 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Resectoscope device and resectoscope27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248550 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Leaflet laceration device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240593 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit2,068US 5,339,799 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Medical device having linear to rotation control1,605US 6,602,262 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Guidewire exchange systems to treat spinal stenosis1,451US 8,257,356 B2Baxano, Inc. · 2012