A61B 2218/008
For smoke evacuation
Official title: for smoke evacuation
A61B2218/008 (For smoke evacuation) appears on 947 US grants and 1,084 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 947
- Published applications
- 1,084
- Assignees
- 261
- Inventors
- 1,122
- 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 4 |
| 2002 | 18 | 14 |
| 2003 | 19 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 18 |
| 2005 | 8 | 18 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 12 | 20 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 26 |
| 2011 | 9 | 21 |
| 2012 | 7 | 20 |
| 2013 | 17 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 | 31 |
| 2015 | 14 | 27 |
| 2016 | 19 | 31 |
| 2017 | 11 | 30 |
| 2018 | 33 | 66 |
| 2019 | 27 | 155 |
| 2020 | 44 | 85 |
| 2021 | 77 | 95 |
| 2022 | 87 | 101 |
| 2023 | 96 | 90 |
| 2024 | 99 | 59 |
| 2025 | 81 | 80 |
| 2026 | 45 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Insufflator with filter loading detection device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,106 B2Novanta Medical GmbH
- Ultrasonic energy device which varies pressure applied by clamp arm to provide threshold control pressure at a cut progression location18 Aug 2026US 12,708,427 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Flow device for surgical smoke evacuating systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306157 A1Covidien LP
- Illuminated medical devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272439 A1CooperSurgical, Inc.
- Energized suction and irrigation device for robotic surgical system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272576 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Method for mechanical packaging for modular energy system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282262 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Electrosurgical pencil with smoke evacuation and electrode visualization10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263142 A1Covidien LP
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for accessory rate control1,928US 5,613,966 AValleylab, Inc. · 1997
- Energizable surgical tool safety device and method1,634US 5,575,789 AValleylab, Inc. · 1996
- Electrosurgical system1,602US 6,336,926 B12002
- Electrosurgical instrument1,592US 7,278,994 B2Gyrus Medical Limited · 2007
- Electrosurgical system and method1,550US 6,923,803 B2Gyrus Medical Limited · 2005