A61B 2034/742
Joysticks
Official title: {Joysticks}
A61B2034/742 (Joysticks) appears on 899 US grants and 1,142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 899
- Published applications
- 1,142
- Assignees
- 233
- Inventors
- 1,418
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 9 | 25 |
| 2003 | 11 | 25 |
| 2004 | 12 | 9 |
| 2005 | 12 | 21 |
| 2006 | 14 | 15 |
| 2007 | 6 | 27 |
| 2008 | 4 | 34 |
| 2009 | 8 | 23 |
| 2010 | 15 | 27 |
| 2011 | 20 | 24 |
| 2012 | 18 | 23 |
| 2013 | 24 | 11 |
| 2014 | 22 | 38 |
| 2015 | 15 | 19 |
| 2016 | 23 | 19 |
| 2017 | 38 | 75 |
| 2018 | 19 | 52 |
| 2019 | 41 | 79 |
| 2020 | 57 | 123 |
| 2021 | 54 | 80 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 |
| 2023 | 71 | 104 |
| 2024 | 93 | 81 |
| 2025 | 90 | 92 |
| 2026 | 46 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Robotic surgical system, control device of robotic surgical system, and control method of robotic surgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,081 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Control system and method for robotic systems29 Sep 2026US 12,746,083 B2Momentis Surgical Ltd
- Attachment mechanism for using an endoscope with a surgical robot8 Sep 2026US 12,727,742 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Closure joint engagement for surgical tool25 Aug 2026US 12,714,528 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Power pack for activating surgical instruments and providing user feedback18 Aug 2026US 12,708,363 B2RevMedica, Inc.
- Control of an endoscope by a surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306198 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Systems and methods for onscreen menus in a teleoperational medical system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306200 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- System and method of operating surgical robotic systems with access ports of varying length24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283729 A1Covidien LP
- Attachment mechanism for using an endoscope with a surgical robot3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256341 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Surgical robot platform20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240615 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
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
- Endoscopic instrument with detachable end effector2,559US 5,792,165 A1998
- Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery2,428US 7,806,891 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical device2,405US 8,241,322 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012