A61B 2018/2211
Plurality of fibres
Official title: {Plurality of fibres}
A61B2018/2211 (Plurality of fibres) appears on 298 US grants and 406 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 406
- Assignees
- 160
- Inventors
- 607
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2002 | 13 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
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| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 |
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| 2018 | 10 | 19 |
| 2019 | 14 | 23 |
| 2020 | 20 | 28 |
| 2021 | 17 | 34 |
| 2022 | 16 | 21 |
| 2023 | 22 | 33 |
| 2024 | 21 | 33 |
| 2025 | 26 | 36 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electrical analyzer assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,442 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, 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.
- Connector for multiplexer optical coupling7 Jul 2026US 12,672,915 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Optoelectrical connector for intravascular lithotripsy device16 Jun 2026US 12,653,608 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Optical analyzer assembly and method for intravascular lithotripsy device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,253 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, 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.
- Endoscope laser-triggered suction automatic on/off23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207255 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
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