A61B 2018/2015
Miscellaneous features
Official title: {Miscellaneous features}
A61B2018/2015 (Miscellaneous features) appears on 426 US grants and 457 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 426
- Published applications
- 457
- Assignees
- 241
- Inventors
- 831
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 19 |
| 2003 | 11 | 9 |
| 2004 | 16 | 10 |
| 2005 | 11 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 6 | 23 |
| 2016 | 10 | 19 |
| 2017 | 9 | 22 |
| 2018 | 18 | 17 |
| 2019 | 19 | 41 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 |
| 2021 | 19 | 31 |
| 2022 | 27 | 30 |
| 2023 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 27 | 39 |
| 2025 | 24 | 21 |
| 2026 | 16 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dental lasing device system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,792 B2
- Systems and methods of cutting hard and soft biological tissue utilizing radiant energy and dyes22 Sep 2026US 12,740,828 B2CAO Group, Inc.
- Spectral detection of optical fiber flashing event28 Jul 2026US 12,690,918 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Single and/or dual (532 and/or 577) nm laser delivery system attached to an ophthalmic microscope23 Jun 2026US 12,661,266 B2Appasamy Associates Pvt Ltd
- Diagnostic device with probe including camera9 Jun 2026US 12,648,813 B2Speclipse, Inc.
- Automatic calibration for distance measurement during laser lithotripsy procedure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294533 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Laser beam scanner systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294685 A1Alcon Inc.
- Laser therapy system for selecting and using optical data24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283689 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Optical analyzer assembly and method for intravascular lithotripsy device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256518 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical tools for laser marking and laser cutting790US 10,368,838 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2019
- Method and system to facilitate image guided surgery763US 6,317,616 B12001
- Targeting method, targeting device, computer readable medium and program element379US 8,208,708 B2Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2012
- Ultrasonic diagnostic and therapeutic transducer assembly and method for using282US 4,484,569 ARiverside Research Institute · 1984
- Laser-assisted periodontics268US 9,943,379 B22018