A61B 2090/0803
Counting the number of times an instrument is used
Official title: {Counting the number of times an instrument is used}
A61B2090/0803 (Counting the number of times an instrument is used) appears on 890 US grants and 1,170 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 890
- Published applications
- 1,170
- Assignees
- 242
- Inventors
- 1,179
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 17 |
| 2006 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 21 |
| 2008 | 13 | 26 |
| 2009 | 4 | 16 |
| 2010 | 9 | 17 |
| 2011 | 12 | 40 |
| 2012 | 21 | 53 |
| 2013 | 25 | 52 |
| 2014 | 19 | 34 |
| 2015 | 33 | 80 |
| 2016 | 45 | 64 |
| 2017 | 54 | 91 |
| 2018 | 61 | 78 |
| 2019 | 80 | 106 |
| 2020 | 68 | 101 |
| 2021 | 84 | 79 |
| 2022 | 67 | 53 |
| 2023 | 66 | 59 |
| 2024 | 65 | 62 |
| 2025 | 67 | 71 |
| 2026 | 36 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Limited-use surgical devices and limited-use disposable attachments for use with surgical devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,442 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque25 Aug 2026US 12,714,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Holding device for a sterile product, sterile product, and method for monitoring a sterile product cycle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283743 A1Aesculap AG
- Monitoring utilization of reusable surgical devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224327 A1Alcon Inc.
- Multiple level thresholds to modify operation of powered surgical instruments30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215799 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Instrument level of use indicator for surgical robotic system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183956 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical stapling systems including a timer for the firing motion11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157756 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use2,959US 6,331,181 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Surgical instrument having a removable battery2,917US 7,464,846 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with audible and visual feedback features2,769US 7,441,684 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008