A61B 2018/1425
Needle
Official title: {Needle}
A61B2018/1425 (Needle) appears on 2,359 US grants and 2,866 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,359
- Published applications
- 2,866
- Assignees
- 657
- Inventors
- 2,925
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 54 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 24 |
| 2002 | 64 | 111 |
| 2003 | 70 | 77 |
| 2004 | 55 | 112 |
| 2005 | 48 | 119 |
| 2006 | 45 | 126 |
| 2007 | 61 | 98 |
| 2008 | 63 | 112 |
| 2009 | 51 | 115 |
| 2010 | 74 | 119 |
| 2011 | 70 | 120 |
| 2012 | 105 | 124 |
| 2013 | 117 | 122 |
| 2014 | 100 | 127 |
| 2015 | 105 | 116 |
| 2016 | 114 | 111 |
| 2017 | 101 | 132 |
| 2018 | 88 | 98 |
| 2019 | 78 | 129 |
| 2020 | 97 | 140 |
| 2021 | 84 | 132 |
| 2022 | 93 | 118 |
| 2023 | 85 | 97 |
| 2024 | 106 | 129 |
| 2025 | 89 | 91 |
| 2026 | 53 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- High frequency output device and invasive tip therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,759 B2Wontech Co., Ltd.
- Methods, systems, and devices for treating nerve spasticity6 Oct 2026US 12,751,858 B2Pacira CryoTech, Inc.
- Electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,052 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Ablation system, clamp and method of use15 Sep 2026US 12,733,972 B2AtriCure, Inc.
- Energy-emitting devices for elongated medical assembly1 Sep 2026US 12,721,675 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Diathermy probes for ophthalmic procedures1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294681 A1Alcon Inc.
- Method for determining puncture entry location using electroanatomic mapping24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283678 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Methods and systems for real-time planning and monitoring of ablation needle deployment in tissue17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272537 A1Gynesonics, Inc.
- Device and method for treatment of part of a human body10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263139 A1BTL Medical Solutions A. S.
- Skin stimulation device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224279 A1Ssb Medical Cooperation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures2,609US 6,436,107 B1Computer Motion, Inc. · 2002
- Seal & cut electrosurgical instrument2,454US 6,174,309 B1Medical Scientific, Inc. · 2001
- Impedance feedback electrosurgical system2,374US 5,713,896 AMedical Scientific, Inc. · 1998
- Method of fusing biomaterials with radiofrequency energy2,338US 7,160,299 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2007