A61B 2018/167
Passive electrodes capacitively coupled to the skin
Official title: {Passive electrodes capacitively coupled to the skin}
A61B2018/167 (Passive electrodes capacitively coupled to the skin) appears on 148 US grants and 249 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 148
- Published applications
- 249
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 466
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electrosurgical system and method for checking the electrical connection between a neutral electrode and a patient18 Aug 2026US 12,708,439 B2Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
- Systems and methods for monitoring return patch impedances4 Aug 2026US 12,697,169 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Computer vision based control of an energy generator2 Jun 2026US 12,642,572 B2Covidien LP
- Electrosurgical system and method for determining an electrode type of a neutral electrode2 Jun 2026US 12,642,587 B2Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
- Monopolar L-hook electrode with varied cross-sections26 May 2026US 12,636,065 B2Covidien LP
- Power limiting of rf delivery during rf puncture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294507 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Expandable basket assemblies with linear spine patterns for improved tissue contact and methods for making thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248557 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Application of non-therapeutic waveforms with gradient sensing to predict pulsed field ablation (pfa) fields2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183059 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Injectate delivery devices, systems and methods25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174498 A1Fractyl Health, Inc.
- Cylindrical cage systems and methods for distributed tissue contact for mapping and ablation21 May 2026US 2026/0137296 A1Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Enhanced control systems including flexible shielding and support systems for electrosurgical applications458US 8,500,728 B2Encision, Inc. · 2013
- System and method for detecting a fault in a capacitive return electrode for use in electrosurgery256US 9,987,072 B2Covidien LP · 2018
- Renal denervation and stimulation employing wireless vascular energy transfer arrangement145US 8,473,067 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2013
- Method and measurement apparatus for determining the transition impedance between two parts of a subdivided neutral electrode141US 7,425,835 B2Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH · 2008
- Electrosurgical electrode118US 4,304,235 A1981