A61B 2018/206
The laser light passing along a liquid-filled conduit
Official title: {the laser light passing along a liquid-filled conduit}
A61B2018/206 (The laser light passing along a liquid-filled conduit) appears on 114 US grants and 135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 114
- Published applications
- 135
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 171
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Laser fiber displacement system and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,685,590 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
- Fluidic devices, methods, and systems17 Mar 2026US 12,575,841 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Temperature measurement for optical fiber based laser treatments17 Feb 2026US 12,551,278 B2Lumenis Ltd.
- Electromagnetic radiation targeting devices, assemblies, systems and methods16 Dec 2025US 12,496,458 B2Rocomp Global, LLC
- Laser endodontic procedures utilizing alcohol based indocyanine green solutions26 Aug 2025US 12,396,823 B2
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
- Temperature measurement for optical fiber based laser treatments4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151183 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Systems and methods for removal of biological objects from anatomical structures within a body30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114883 A1Ventaris Surgical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for removal of biological objects from anatomical structures within a body30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114925 A1Ventaris Surgical, Inc.
- Hip Joint23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108356 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Energy delivery catheter and method for the use thereof498US 6,117,128 AProvidence Health System · 2000
- Method and apparatus for laser surgery328US 5,112,328 ARefractive Laser Research & Development Program, Ltd. · 1992
- Fluid core laser angioscope263US 5,573,531 A1996
- Catheter devices and methods for delivering254US 5,304,171 A1994
- Catheter devices for delivering laser energy239US 5,649,923 AThe General Hospital Corporation · 1997