A61B 2018/2277
With refractive surfaces
Official title: {with refractive surfaces}
A61B2018/2277 (With refractive surfaces) appears on 68 US grants and 89 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 89
- Assignees
- 42
- Inventors
- 126
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Illumination system comprising a light guide having a diffuser element18 Aug 2026US 12,708,794 B2Schott AG
- Tailored laser pulses for surgical applications3 Mar 2026US 12,564,443 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Methods and systems for blocking neural activity in an organ of a subject, preferably in the small intestine or the duodenum25 Nov 2025US 12,478,428 B2Digma Medical Ltd.
- Breakdown of laser pulse energy for breakup of vascular calcium2 Sep 2025US 12,402,946 B2Bolt Medical, Inc.
- Fortified balloon inflation fluid for plasma system to disrupt vascular lesions27 May 2025US 12,311,124 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Fortified balloon inflation fluid for plasma system to disrupt vascular lesions11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281722 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Plasma creation via nonaqueous optical breakdown of laser pulse energy for breakup of vascular calcium24 Jul 2025US 2025/0235261 A1Bolt Medical, Inc.
- Focusing element for plasma system to disrupt vascular lesions17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229059 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Transurethral treatment device1 May 2025US 2025/0134547 A1AquaBeam, LLC
- Target identification with optical feedback signal splitter6 Mar 2025US 2025/0072964 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser-delivery eye-treatment method335US 4,846,172 A1989
- Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical device280US 9,375,282 B2Covidien LP · 2016
- Device for treatment of atrioventricular valve regurgitation225US 6,740,107 B2Trimedyne, Inc. · 2004
- Devices and methods for directed, interstitial ablation of tissue130US 6,802,838 B2Trimedyne, Inc. · 2004
- Rotatable laser probe with beveled tip127US 5,188,634 ATrimedyne, Inc. · 1993