Electrically-insulative hinge for electrosurgical jaw assembly, bipolar forceps including same, and methods of jaw-assembly alignment using fastened electrically-insulative hinge
US-10441351-B2 · Oct 15, 2019 · US
wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening
wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | A61B2018/145 |
| Official title | {wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening} |
| Display label | wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening |
| Total patents | 122 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Energy treatment instrument
US-10441309-B2 · Oct 15, 2019 · US
Adjustable clamp systems and methods
US-10398495-B2 · Sep 3, 2019 · US
Powered stapling device configured to adjust force, advancement speed, and overall stroke of cutting member based on sensed parameter of firing or clamping
US-2019201034-A1 · Jul 4, 2019 · US
Matrix router for surgical ablation
US-2019175246-A1 · Jun 13, 2019 · US
Surgical Tissue Fusion Instrument
US-2019150964-A1 · May 23, 2019 · US
Energy treatment instrument, control device, and treatment system
US-2019142506-A1 · May 16, 2019 · US
Surgical devices and mechanisms
US-10238448-B2 · Mar 26, 2019 · US
Vessel sealing forceps
US-10172668-B2 · Jan 8, 2019 · US
Device, system and method for determining a vital sign of a person
US-2018360387-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Medical TFT instrument comprising a pivotable electrode support
US-10092347-B2 · Oct 9, 2018 · US
Surgical instrument with separate tool head and method of use
US-10085812-B2 · Oct 2, 2018 · US
Instrument with a controlled jaw movement
US-2018263644-A1 · Sep 20, 2018 · US
Matrix router for surgical ablation
US-10076378-B2 · Sep 18, 2018 · US
Ablation system, clamp and method of use
US-2018235689-A1 · Aug 23, 2018 · US
Surgical Tissue Fusion Instrument and Support Structure for Same
US-2018214201-A1 · Aug 2, 2018 · US
Gap control via overmold teeth and hard stops
US-2018206908-A1 · Jul 26, 2018 · US
Treatment instrument
US-2018140350-A1 · May 24, 2018 · US
Gap control via overmold teeth and hard stops
US-9931159-B2 · Apr 3, 2018 · US
Ablation system, clamp and method of use
US-9924998-B2 · Mar 27, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A61B2018/145?
- CPC A61B2018/145 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A61B2018/145 (wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening)?
- Our database includes 122 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A61B2018/145 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 10 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).