A61B 2018/2253
Characterised by additional functions
Official title: {characterised by additional functions, e.g. surface cooling or detecting pathological tissue}
A61B2018/2253 (Characterised by additional functions) appears on 44 US grants and 63 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 63
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 107
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Directional micro-pulsed liquid spray for cooling14 Jul 2026US 12,678,211 B2Fotona d.o.o.
- Method and system for estimating distance between a fiber end and a target5 May 2026US 12,620,764 B2Lumenis Ltd.
- Systems and methods for controlling therapeutic laser pulse duration6 Jan 2026US 12,515,066 B2Cutera, Inc.
- Portable hair-removal apparatus25 Nov 2025US 12,478,797 B2Shenzhen Yangwo Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Intravascular lithotripsy11 Nov 2025US 12,465,424 B1Fastwave Medical Inc.
- Laser catheter having expanding distal end24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283692 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Method and system for estimating distance between a fiber end and a target6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229831 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Chilled mist-based cooling apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199010 A1DDC Technologies, Inc.
- Intravascular lithotripsy25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174501 A1Fastwave Medical Inc.
- Systems and methods for controlling therapeutic laser pulse duration23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108754 A1Cutera, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical device280US 9,375,282 B2Covidien LP · 2016
- Surgical Forceps Connected to Treatment Light Source121US 8,864,753 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Steerable laser probe60US 9,039,686 B2Katalyst Surgical, LLC · 2015
- Distance estimation between a fiber end and a tissue using numerical aperture modulation27US 9,017,316 B2Lumenis Ltd. · 2015
- Systems and methods for controlling therapeutic laser pulse duration10US 10,864,380 B1Cutera, Inc. · 2020