A61B 17/1628
Motors
Official title: {Motors; Power supplies}
A61B17/1628 (Motors) appears on 475 US grants and 558 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 475
- Published applications
- 558
- Assignees
- 176
- Inventors
- 787
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 | 20 |
| 2014 | 5 | 18 |
| 2015 | 19 | 23 |
| 2016 | 18 | 30 |
| 2017 | 23 | 25 |
| 2018 | 22 | 42 |
| 2019 | 30 | 37 |
| 2020 | 36 | 39 |
| 2021 | 42 | 41 |
| 2022 | 43 | 44 |
| 2023 | 33 | 43 |
| 2024 | 46 | 38 |
| 2025 | 45 | 38 |
| 2026 | 31 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rupturing tool and rupturing system for surgical interventions1 Sep 2026US 12,721,637 B2Abanza Tecnomed, S.L.
- Surgical tool system including a tool unit and a battery and control module25 Aug 2026US 12,714,441 B2Stryker Corporation
- Limited-use surgical devices and limited-use disposable attachments for use with surgical devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,442 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Arthroscopic devices and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,453 B2RELIGN Corporation
- Attachment for a powered surgical tool18 Aug 2026US 12,708,376 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Surgical Pin Driver System And Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306113 A1Stryker Corporation
- Passive identification for limited-use surgical devices and limited-use disposable attachments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306213 A1Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for monitoring a surgical tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294446 A1Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
- Surgical Drill System With Telescoping Member24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283625 A1Stryker Corporation
- Systems and methods for identification, mode-setting, and/or tracking of surgical instruments27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248491 A1Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthopedic surgical device2,191US 5,553,675 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1996
- Battery powered surgical handpiece2,041US 5,207,697 AStryker Corporation · 1993
- Surgical apparatus permitting recharge of battery-driven surgical instrument in noncontact state1,979US 6,666,875 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Battery-powered medical instrument with power booster1,930US 5,796,188 AXomed Surgical Products, Inc. · 1998
- Cordless surgical handpiece with disposable battery; and method1,606US 6,126,670 AMedtronic, Inc. · 2000