A61B 2017/00902
Transparent or translucent
Official title: {transparent or translucent}
A61B2017/00902 (Transparent or translucent) appears on 1,612 US grants and 1,990 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,612
- Published applications
- 1,990
- Assignees
- 811
- Inventors
- 3,456
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 7 |
| 2002 | 9 | 21 |
| 2003 | 18 | 17 |
| 2004 | 15 | 30 |
| 2005 | 8 | 24 |
| 2006 | 10 | 31 |
| 2007 | 15 | 38 |
| 2008 | 8 | 63 |
| 2009 | 13 | 34 |
| 2010 | 21 | 43 |
| 2011 | 21 | 48 |
| 2012 | 47 | 53 |
| 2013 | 48 | 68 |
| 2014 | 36 | 70 |
| 2015 | 55 | 88 |
| 2016 | 59 | 104 |
| 2017 | 55 | 101 |
| 2018 | 72 | 119 |
| 2019 | 113 | 139 |
| 2020 | 113 | 153 |
| 2021 | 86 | 153 |
| 2022 | 109 | 135 |
| 2023 | 122 | 145 |
| 2024 | 100 | 126 |
| 2025 | 114 | 126 |
| 2026 | 61 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,703 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Electrosurgical device and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,053 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Spinal anchoring element system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,811 B2Concept Spine Ltd
- Gripping and positioning tool for a spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide8 Sep 2026US 12,727,926 B2Medacta International SA
- Multi-device health parameter monitoring systems, methods, and devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,368 B2GS-HealthMatrix, LLC
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
- Catheters, systems, and methods for bypassing an occlusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306797 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Device and method for treating dry eyes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306872 A1Lumenis Be Ltd.
- Mri-compatible biopsy robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294405 A1Promaxo, Inc.
- Hemostatic device and hemostatic method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294443 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable loading unit with firing indicator2,224US 7,810,692 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Microsurgical robot system2,061US 7,155,316 B2Microbotics Corporation · 2006
- Coated surgical staples and an illuminated staple cartridge for a surgical stapling instrument1,931US 7,954,687 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2011
- Test device for a surgical tool1,752US 8,608,046 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Catheters for imaging, sensing electrical potentials, and ablating tissue1,725US 6,004,269 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1999