A61B 2218/007
Aspiration
A61B2218/007 (Aspiration) appears on 2,371 US grants and 2,981 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,371
- Published applications
- 2,981
- Assignees
- 691
- Inventors
- 3,225
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 52 | 0 |
| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 19 |
| 2002 | 57 | 44 |
| 2003 | 48 | 55 |
| 2004 | 38 | 51 |
| 2005 | 34 | 47 |
| 2006 | 21 | 45 |
| 2007 | 38 | 48 |
| 2008 | 31 | 52 |
| 2009 | 22 | 47 |
| 2010 | 32 | 60 |
| 2011 | 26 | 60 |
| 2012 | 36 | 68 |
| 2013 | 45 | 86 |
| 2014 | 50 | 100 |
| 2015 | 65 | 97 |
| 2016 | 78 | 136 |
| 2017 | 78 | 140 |
| 2018 | 86 | 172 |
| 2019 | 91 | 264 |
| 2020 | 136 | 225 |
| 2021 | 144 | 217 |
| 2022 | 176 | 240 |
| 2023 | 193 | 219 |
| 2024 | 216 | 193 |
| 2025 | 184 | 184 |
| 2026 | 106 | 112 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Kidney stone treatment system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,728 B2Calyxo, Inc.
- Smoke evacuation tube and telescopic smoke evacuation scalpel6 Oct 2026US 12,751,760 B2Zhejiang Shuyou Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Surgical suction device that uses positive pressure gas29 Sep 2026US 12,745,935 B2Conmed Corporation
- Electrosurgical device and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,053 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Thrombectomy treatment system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,062 B2Covidien LP
- Flow device for surgical smoke evacuating systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306157 A1Covidien LP
- Energy treatment medical devices, systems, and energy treatment methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306168 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Membrane removal device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306299 A1Alcon Inc.
- Surgical blade instruments with condensable vapor delivery1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294506 A1
- Biopsy device and method of performing a biopsy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283603 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical tool2,269US 5,395,312 A1995
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Lung treatment apparatus and method2,136US 6,770,070 B1R. ITA Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Electrosurgical instrument1,972US 6,491,690 B1Gyrus Medical Limited · 2002
- System and method for accessory rate control1,928US 5,613,966 AValleylab, Inc. · 1997