A61B 2050/006
Perpendicular to the lid plane
Official title: {perpendicular to the lid plane, e.g. by a downward movement}
A61B2050/006 (Perpendicular to the lid plane) appears on 257 US grants and 285 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- 12 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Recent patents
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- Sterile container tray and sterile container comprising a sterile container tray18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167376 A1
- Dock holder, packaging, and methods of use12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041542 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Clinical waste container and method for producing the same15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014745 A1FrostPharma AB
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- Medical instrument soaking, transporting and storage container125US 5,641,065 AParagon Group of Plastics Companies, Inc. · 1997
- Staple cartridge including projections108US 11,478,241 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2022