A61B 2018/1432
Curved
Official title: {curved}
A61B2018/1432 (Curved) appears on 706 US grants and 718 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 706
- Published applications
- 718
- Assignees
- 181
- Inventors
- 903
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 15 | 6 |
| 2002 | 24 | 32 |
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| 2004 | 13 | 37 |
| 2005 | 22 | 40 |
| 2006 | 15 | 39 |
| 2007 | 26 | 41 |
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| 2019 | 10 | 16 |
| 2020 | 27 | 26 |
| 2021 | 12 | 25 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 14 |
| 2024 | 17 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ablation system, clamp and method of use15 Sep 2026US 12,733,972 B2AtriCure, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for tumor ablation16 Jun 2026US 12,653,606 B2Alpfa Medical, Inc.
- Surgical ablation tools and methods for using the same10 Mar 2026US 12,569,290 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Methods of treatment with a robotic surgical system10 Mar 2026US 12,569,673 B2Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
- Waveform generator and control for selective cell ablation24 Feb 2026US 12,558,144 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for tumor ablation23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207250 A1
- Surgical ablation tools and methods for using the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183043 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Methods of treatment with a robotic surgical system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166304 A1Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
- Waveform generator and control for selective cell ablation4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151178 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Devices, systems and methods for the treatment of abnormal tissue4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151621 A1Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
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
- Method of fusing biomaterials with radiofrequency energy2,338US 7,160,299 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2007
- Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with replaceable electrodes2,299US 6,050,996 ASherwood Services AG · 2000