A61C 3/03
Instruments operated by vibration
A61C3/03 (Instruments operated by vibration) appears on 92 US grants and 118 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 92
- Published applications
- 118
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 206
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tooth root canal irrigation assembly for cleaning tooth root canals14 Apr 2026US 12,599,465 B2
- Dental handpiece17 Feb 2026US 12,551,317 B2
- Tool for a medical treatment, tool tip, moving part and/or handpiece for such a tool and method for producing such a tool for a medical treatment23 Dec 2025US 12,502,262 B2Ferton Holding S.A.
- CAD/CAM surgical device and use thereof14 Oct 2025US 12,440,309 B2Universita' Degli Studi Di Roma “La Sapienza”
- Electric reciprocation generator for reamer and electric reciprocation generator attached with reamer16 Sep 2025US 12,414,840 B2
- Tool for transferring a dental tool tip between an assembled and a disassembled state and method for removing a dental tool tip from a dental instrument28 May 2026US 2026/0144612 A1Ferton Holding S.A.
- A tip holder, a tool tip and a medical tool28 May 2026US 2026/0144622 A1Ferton Holding S.A.
- Dental handpiece1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000480 A1
- Systems and methods for suppressing vibration caused by dental drilling procedures25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295477 A1The Johns Hopkins University
- Dental Veneer Method and System22 May 2025US 2025/0161000 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument278US 5,205,817 ASumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Interproximal devices and methods of using same129US 7,455,521 B22008
- Tool for cleansing tooth root canals95US 4,992,048 A1991
- Method of fracturing interfaces with an ultrasonic tool85US 5,106,302 AOrmco Corporation · 1992
- Tool for exodontia74US 4,608,019 A1986