A61B 2090/032
Pressure limiting
Official title: {pressure limiting, e.g. hydrostatic}
A61B2090/032 (Pressure limiting) appears on 362 US grants and 420 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 362
- Published applications
- 420
- Assignees
- 125
- Inventors
- 548
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 18 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 24 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 14 |
| 2011 | 12 | 13 |
| 2012 | 21 | 18 |
| 2013 | 19 | 28 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 | 14 | 19 |
| 2016 | 10 | 20 |
| 2017 | 20 | 40 |
| 2018 | 15 | 35 |
| 2019 | 21 | 40 |
| 2020 | 42 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 | 14 |
| 2022 | 19 | 24 |
| 2023 | 25 | 19 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 |
| 2025 | 14 | 8 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic energy device which varies pressure applied by clamp arm to provide threshold control pressure at a cut progression location18 Aug 2026US 12,708,427 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis28 Apr 2026US 12,611,241 B2
- End effector drive mechanisms for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systems28 Apr 2026US 12,611,246 B2Covidien LP
- Manual end effector activation for robotic surgical systems28 Apr 2026US 12,611,275 B2Covidien LP
- Medical systems, devices and methods adapted for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects7 Apr 2026US 12,594,068 B2TAS Medical Inc.
- Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283666 A1
- Bone fusion device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199102 A1Neuropro Technologies, Inc.
- Bipolar combination device that automatically adjusts pressure based on energy modality18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165769 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Spring assisted sealing instrument9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096844 A1Covidien LP
- Variable maximum force laparoscopic sealer and divider12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069302 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device3,014US 5,810,811 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression2,855US 7,506,791 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Impedance feedback monitor for electrosurgical instrument2,654US 5,558,671 A1996