A61B 2090/064
For measuring force, pressure or mechanical tension
Official title: {for measuring force, pressure or mechanical tension}
A61B2090/064 (For measuring force, pressure or mechanical tension) appears on 6,470 US grants and 9,128 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 6,470
- Published applications
- 9,128
- Assignees
- 1,993
- Inventors
- 10,481
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 37 | 20 |
| 2002 | 42 | 54 |
| 2003 | 46 | 88 |
| 2004 | 47 | 116 |
| 2005 | 39 | 81 |
| 2006 | 49 | 112 |
| 2007 | 57 | 153 |
| 2008 | 47 | 169 |
| 2009 | 50 | 135 |
| 2010 | 78 | 194 |
| 2011 | 102 | 185 |
| 2012 | 130 | 237 |
| 2013 | 174 | 276 |
| 2014 | 185 | 338 |
| 2015 | 194 | 312 |
| 2016 | 225 | 368 |
| 2017 | 294 | 468 |
| 2018 | 281 | 475 |
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| 2020 | 420 | 707 |
| 2021 | 481 | 720 |
| 2022 | 501 | 778 |
| 2023 | 604 | 704 |
| 2024 | 699 | 693 |
| 2025 | 656 | 620 |
| 2026 | 388 | 460 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Posture training6 Oct 2026US 12,751,666 B2
- Force measuring joint distraction lever6 Oct 2026US 12,751,708 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Computer-aided vacuum thrombectomy systems and methods for estimating therapeutic benefit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,729 B1Penumbra, Inc.
- Cervical control systems and cervical control devices6 Oct 2026US 12,751,738 B2Novocuff, Inc.
- Tool driver with reaction torque sensor for use in robotic surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,780 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Fiber bragg grating for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305915 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Intraoral sensors for health monitoring8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305973 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Reaction force measuring plate and reaction force measuring system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305982 A1
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression2,855US 7,506,791 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with audible and visual feedback features2,769US 7,441,684 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display2,698US 7,464,847 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2008
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures2,609US 6,436,107 B1Computer Motion, Inc. · 2002