A61B 2018/202
Laser enclosed in a hand-piece
Official title: {Laser enclosed in a hand-piece}
A61B2018/202 (Laser enclosed in a hand-piece) appears on 128 US grants and 171 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 171
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 261
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 26 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 | 14 |
| 2022 | 18 | 16 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods of cutting hard and soft biological tissue utilizing radiant energy and dyes22 Sep 2026US 12,740,828 B2CAO Group, Inc.
- Method and system for operating a surgical instrument2 Jun 2026US 12,642,609 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Hand piece with information projection and image processing12 May 2026US 12,622,749 B2Lutronic Corporation
- Hair-removal apparatus17 Feb 2026US 12,551,277 B2Shenzhen Yangwo Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Laser apparatus capable of replacing laser23 Dec 2025US 12,506,315 B2Hulaser, INC.
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Devices suitable for use in performing otolaryngology procedures and kit comprising such devices16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199012 A1
- Hip Joint23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108356 A1
- Analgesic device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026914 A1William H. Chen Living Trust
- Laser-Assisted Oral Surgery System15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013971 A1Millennium Healthcare Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser-assisted periodontics268US 9,943,379 B22018
- Cooling laser handpiece with refillable coolant reservoir159US 5,820,626 ALaser Aesthetics, Inc. · 1998
- Heart stabilization155US 5,976,123 ALaser Aesthetics, Inc. · 1999
- Cardiac ablation instrument149US 6,558,375 B1CardioFocus, Inc. · 2003
- Method for delivering energy within continuous outline112US 5,906,609 ASahar Technologies · 1999