A61B 2050/0051
Closable by rotation
Official title: {closable by rotation}
A61B2050/0051 (Closable by rotation) appears on 412 US grants and 436 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 412
- Published applications
- 436
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 758
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 17 |
| 2008 | 2 | 16 |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 14 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 25 |
| 2012 | 17 | 12 |
| 2013 | 10 | 18 |
| 2014 | 15 | 23 |
| 2015 | 15 | 27 |
| 2016 | 12 | 25 |
| 2017 | 23 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 24 | 33 |
| 2020 | 18 | 31 |
| 2021 | 24 | 27 |
| 2022 | 27 | 25 |
| 2023 | 22 | 18 |
| 2024 | 17 | 18 |
| 2025 | 28 | 23 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2050/0056About a lateral axis in the lid planeIndexing code259
- A61B 2050/0054About the central longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lid planeIndexing code69
- A61B 2050/0057About a transverse axis in the lid planeIndexing code33
- A61B 2050/0055About a lateral axis perpendicular to the lid planeIndexing code18
- A61B 2050/0053Of two concentric parallelepipeds about a common longitudinal axisIndexing code10
- A61B 2050/0052Of two concentric cylinders with corresponding lateral openings, about their common longitudinalIndexing code9
Recent patents
- Sterile packaging with integrated damping18 Aug 2026US 12,708,472 B2Aesculap AG
- Visualisation device to provide information on the desired shape of a posterior spinal rod21 Jul 2026US 12,685,567 B2Ignite-Concepts GmbH
- Determining effectiveness of sterilization procedure from outside the sterilization package28 Apr 2026US 12,611,478 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Medical tool kit20 Jan 2026US 12,527,641 B2ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Joint revision surgery apparatus23 Dec 2025US 12,502,183 B2MAP Medical Solutions, LLC
- Medical tool kit17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272594 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Strip package for antiseptic cap3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257051 A1Excelsior Medical Corporation
- Determining effectiveness of sterilization procedure from outside the sterilization package20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241057 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Packaging assembly for delivery apparatus for implantable medical device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207316 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Customizable self-packed medical device kit18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166276 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hand access laparoscopic device1,225US 7,736,306 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation · 2010
- Wound retractor with gel cap1,101US 7,883,461 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation · 2011
- Hand-held electromechanical surgical system698US 9,636,091 B2Covidien LP · 2017
- Power source management for medical device580US 9,017,849 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Trial implant and trial implant kit for evaluating an intradiscal space384US 6,113,639 ARaymedica, Inc. · 2000