A61B 2018/183
Characterised by the type of antenna
Official title: {characterised by the type of antenna}
A61B2018/183 (Characterised by the type of antenna) appears on 426 US grants and 538 published applications in this corpus.
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- Published applications
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- 9 Jun 2026
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| 2026 | 13 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fluid-cooled energy-delivery device9 Jun 2026US 12,648,812 B2Covidien LP
- Returned power for microwave applications9 Jun 2026US 12,652,732 B2MicroCube, LLC
- System and methods for minimally invasive ablation with injectable wire structure devices2 Jun 2026US 12,642,575 B2
- Microwave sealer device and generator19 May 2026US 12,629,205 B2Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC
- System, device, and method for determining location of arrhythmogenic foci21 Apr 2026US 12,605,201 B2
- System, device, and method for determining location of arrhythmogenic foci17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272542 A1
- Microwave sealer device and generator17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272550 A1
- Returned power for microwave applications3 Sep 2026US 2026/0262144 A1MicroCube, LLC
- Ablation zone visualization for multiple probes30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215833 A1Neuwave Medical, Inc.
- Mitigating needle tract seeding in ablation procedures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215839 A1Neuwave Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lung treatment apparatus and method2,136US 6,770,070 B1R. ITA Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Articulated unidirectional microwave antenna systems for cardiac ablation1,878US 5,314,466 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1994
- Sphincter treatment apparatus834US 6,056,744 AConway Stuart Medical, Inc. · 2000
- Sphincter treatment apparatus609US 6,254,598 B1Curon Medical, Inc. · 2001
- Catheter with radiofrequency heating applicator551US 4,945,912 ASensor Electronics, Inc. · 1990