A61B 2034/2059
Mechanical position encoders
Official title: {Mechanical position encoders}
A61B2034/2059 (Mechanical position encoders) appears on 1,536 US grants and 2,308 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,536
- Published applications
- 2,308
- Assignees
- 404
- Inventors
- 2,665
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 14 |
| 2003 | 0 | 18 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 8 | 5 |
| 2006 | 9 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 17 |
| 2008 | 3 | 21 |
| 2009 | 3 | 16 |
| 2010 | 15 | 6 |
| 2011 | 12 | 23 |
| 2012 | 6 | 19 |
| 2013 | 11 | 22 |
| 2014 | 10 | 38 |
| 2015 | 26 | 28 |
| 2016 | 28 | 56 |
| 2017 | 33 | 83 |
| 2018 | 48 | 100 |
| 2019 | 52 | 164 |
| 2020 | 98 | 240 |
| 2021 | 130 | 229 |
| 2022 | 123 | 256 |
| 2023 | 213 | 274 |
| 2024 | 233 | 274 |
| 2025 | 279 | 253 |
| 2026 | 154 | 139 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- X-ray diagnostic apparatus, x-ray diagnostic system, and x-ray diagnostic method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,771 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Disturbance compensation in computer-assisted devices6 Oct 2026US 12,752,421 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- System and method for robotically assisting a surgical procedure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,075 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- System with removable hubs for manual and robotic procedure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,077 B2Imperative Care, Inc.
- Robotic surgical system and method for providing a stadium view with arm set-up guidance29 Sep 2026US 12,746,084 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Pullwire slack detection and adjustment for flexible elongate devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306196 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Skeleton model instrument localization1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294268 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Surgical device for use in spinal or musculoskeletal surgery or in simulated surgery and method of using the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294552 A1Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Image-based seeding for registration and associated systems and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283706 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Systems And Methods For Identifying And Tracking Physical Objects During A Robotic Surgical Procedure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283713 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning2,652US 5,878,193 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Electro-mechanical surgical device2,468US 6,846,308 B2Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2005
- Electro-mechanical surgical device2,366US 6,793,652 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2004