A61B 1/3135
For examination of the epidural or the spinal space
Official title: {for examination of the epidural or the spinal space}
A61B1/3135 (For examination of the epidural or the spinal space) appears on 148 US grants and 198 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 148
- Published applications
- 198
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 262
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 14 |
| 2013 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 16 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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