A61B 2017/0023
Disposable
Official title: {disposable}
A61B2017/0023 (Disposable) appears on 1,198 US grants and 1,345 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,198
- Published applications
- 1,345
- Assignees
- 439
- Inventors
- 1,821
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4 | 19 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 31 |
| 2008 | 5 | 34 |
| 2009 | 10 | 37 |
| 2010 | 14 | 50 |
| 2011 | 26 | 38 |
| 2012 | 38 | 63 |
| 2013 | 58 | 61 |
| 2014 | 41 | 71 |
| 2015 | 62 | 65 |
| 2016 | 47 | 75 |
| 2017 | 70 | 113 |
| 2018 | 58 | 82 |
| 2019 | 82 | 112 |
| 2020 | 83 | 93 |
| 2021 | 92 | 83 |
| 2022 | 75 | 82 |
| 2023 | 70 | 51 |
| 2024 | 67 | 60 |
| 2025 | 67 | 43 |
| 2026 | 38 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Thermal mechanism to prevent reprocessing or reuse of mechanical surgical devices29 Sep 2026US 12,745,993 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Circularity systems and methods for vessel sealers15 Sep 2026US 12,733,974 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instruments with electrical connectors for power transmission across sterile barrier25 Aug 2026US 12,714,425 B2Cilag GmbH International
- System for forming a patient specific surgical guide mount25 Aug 2026US 12,714,438 B2
- Limited-use surgical devices and limited-use disposable attachments for use with surgical devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,442 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Passive identification for limited-use surgical devices and limited-use disposable attachments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306213 A1Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Device and method for treating dry eyes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306872 A1Lumenis Be Ltd.
- Co-manipulation surgical system for use with surgical instruments for performing surgery and having sensors for detecting motion24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283606 A1Moon Surgical SAS
- Surgical guides and methods of manufacture and use17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272475 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Circularity systems and methods for high articulation surgical tools17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272489 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Surgical stapling apparatus3,191US 5,865,361 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999
- Surgical stapling apparatus3,063US 6,241,139 B12001
- Robotically-controlled cable-based surgical end effectors2,844US 8,800,838 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks2,751US 6,231,565 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2001