A61B 2090/065
For measuring contact or contact pressure
Official title: {for measuring contact or contact pressure}
A61B2090/065 (For measuring contact or contact pressure) appears on 2,622 US grants and 3,756 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,622
- Published applications
- 3,756
- Assignees
- 909
- Inventors
- 4,464
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 16 |
| 2003 | 18 | 22 |
| 2004 | 16 | 45 |
| 2005 | 12 | 29 |
| 2006 | 13 | 43 |
| 2007 | 15 | 64 |
| 2008 | 16 | 64 |
| 2009 | 15 | 54 |
| 2010 | 25 | 71 |
| 2011 | 37 | 95 |
| 2012 | 55 | 135 |
| 2013 | 81 | 142 |
| 2014 | 94 | 180 |
| 2015 | 91 | 147 |
| 2016 | 122 | 187 |
| 2017 | 146 | 222 |
| 2018 | 132 | 211 |
| 2019 | 182 | 332 |
| 2020 | 192 | 292 |
| 2021 | 219 | 272 |
| 2022 | 213 | 266 |
| 2023 | 242 | 258 |
| 2024 | 265 | 243 |
| 2025 | 240 | 230 |
| 2026 | 130 | 129 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments15 Sep 2026US 12,733,931 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Medical robot having multiple manipulation means and methods of use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306205 A1Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Phototherapy devices for treatment of dermatological disorders of the scalp8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306869 A1KNOW Bio, LLC
- Systems, devices, components and methods for detecting the locations of sources of cardiac rhythm disorders in a patient's heart1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294245 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Devices, apparatuses, systems, and methods for measuring temperature of an abtt terminus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294253 A1Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp.
- Directional ablation device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294501 A1Corfigo, Inc.
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- Surgical cutting and stapling device with closure apparatus for limiting maximum tissue compression force2,500US 7,665,647 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010