A61B 2018/2205
Characteristics of fibres
Official title: {Characteristics of fibres}
A61B2018/2205 (Characteristics of fibres) appears on 491 US grants and 674 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 491
- Published applications
- 674
- Assignees
- 259
- Inventors
- 936
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 40 | 51 |
| 2025 | 38 | 56 |
| 2026 | 19 | 20 |
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
- Electrical analyzer assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,442 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Intraoperative probe for cancer diagnosis and treatment11 Aug 2026US 12,702,304 B2123IV, Inc.
- Laser pulse shaping to enhance conversion efficiency and protect fiber optic delivery system for disruption of vascular calcium11 Aug 2026US 12,702,479 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Probes having fiber taper and fluid collection channel for ophthalmic laser treatment4 Aug 2026US 12,697,252 B2IRIDEX Corporation
- Laser skin treatment optical system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306173 A1BellaMia Technologies, Inc.
- Connector for multiplexer optical coupling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306175 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Laser catheter having expanding distal end24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283692 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Active alignment system and method for optimizing optical coupling of multiplexer for laser-driven intravascular lithotripsy device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224283 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for lesion characterization in blood vessels23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207061 A1Eximo Medical Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical system for applying ultrasonic energy to tissue2,218US 6,773,409 B2SurgRx, Inc. · 2004
- Surgical device with an end effector assembly and system for monitoring of tissue before and after a surgical procedure551US 10,722,293 B2Covidien LP · 2020
- Method and apparatus for applying thermal energy to tissue using a clamp427US 5,336,221 APremier Laser Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Optical-fiber type power transmission device309US 4,830,462 ALaser Industries, Ltd. · 1989
- Vacuum assisted closure pad with adaptation for phototherapy300US 6,994,702 B1KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2006