A61B 2034/2068
Using pointers
Official title: {using pointers, e.g. pointers having reference marks for determining coordinates of body points}
A61B2034/2068 (Using pointers) appears on 1,362 US grants and 1,900 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,362
- Published applications
- 1,900
- Assignees
- 407
- Inventors
- 2,218
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 11 |
| 2002 | 23 | 20 |
| 2003 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 16 | 39 |
| 2005 | 12 | 37 |
| 2006 | 11 | 38 |
| 2007 | 10 | 47 |
| 2008 | 9 | 48 |
| 2009 | 14 | 39 |
| 2010 | 32 | 32 |
| 2011 | 24 | 33 |
| 2012 | 32 | 28 |
| 2013 | 43 | 16 |
| 2014 | 22 | 41 |
| 2015 | 26 | 37 |
| 2016 | 25 | 57 |
| 2017 | 37 | 101 |
| 2018 | 39 | 86 |
| 2019 | 66 | 113 |
| 2020 | 85 | 116 |
| 2021 | 82 | 166 |
| 2022 | 110 | 205 |
| 2023 | 126 | 160 |
| 2024 | 144 | 163 |
| 2025 | 193 | 149 |
| 2026 | 98 | 99 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for identifying and tracking physical objects during a robotic surgical procedure22 Sep 2026US 12,740,834 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Single origin marker assemblies and methods for their use22 Sep 2026US 12,740,838 B2LEM Surgical AG
- Soft tissue modeling and planning system for orthopedic surgical procedures15 Sep 2026US 12,733,978 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Surgical robotics system with tool axis registration15 Sep 2026US 12,734,004 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Patient registration for total hip arthroplasty procedure using pre-operative computed tomography (CT), intra-operative fluoroscopy, and/or point cloud data1 Sep 2026US 12,725,284 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Single origin marker assemblies and methods for their use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306194 A1LEM Surgical AG
- Method and apparatus for improved spinal correction surgery implementing non-fusion anterior scoliosis correction techniques1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294481 A1
- Surgical robotics system with dynamic gap capture24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283708 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Instruments for navigated orthopedic surgeries24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283710 A1Globus Medical, 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
- Method and apparatus for controlling a haptic device1,385US 8,287,522 B2MAKO Surgical Corp. · 2012
- Haptic guidance system and method1,367US 8,010,180 B2MAKO Surgical Corp. · 2011
- Device and process for calibrating geometrical measurements of surgical tools and orienting the same in space1,319US 7,726,171 B2Ao Technology AG · 2010
- Computer-assisted surgical system1,309US 5,682,886 A1997
- System and method for augmentation of endoscopic surgery1,240US 5,417,210 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1995