A61B 2090/081
For contamination or dirt
Official title: {for contamination or dirt}
A61B2090/081 (For contamination or dirt) appears on 98 US grants and 135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 135
- Assignees
- 32
- Inventors
- 158
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 15 |
| 2016 | 4 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments15 Sep 2026US 12,733,931 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Endoscope sheath apparatuses18 Aug 2026US 12,708,252 B2Neptune Medical Inc.
- Rigidizing sheath apparatus for an endoscope5 May 2026US 12,616,358 B2Neptune Medical Inc.
- Systems and methods for controlling a segmented circuit10 Mar 2026US 12,569,247 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Adjustment of a surgical device function based on situational awareness13 Jan 2026US 12,521,191 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Endoscope sheath apparatuses27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248371 A1Neptune Medical Inc.
- Medical device having an indicator field sensitive to an environmental parameter30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215704 A1
- Methods of attaching a rigidizing sheath to an endoscope2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182826 A1Neptune Medical Inc.
- Local display of tissue parameter stabilization1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000403 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Adjustment of a surgical device function based on situational awareness13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345132 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular powered surgical instrument with detachable shaft assemblies1,623US 9,743,929 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Surgical instrument comprising a sensor system1,597US 9,913,642 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Multiple sensors with one sensor affecting a second sensor's output or interpretation1,559US 9,757,128 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Multiple motor control for powered medical device1,555US 9,788,836 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Surgical instrument control circuit having a safety processor1,553US 9,690,362 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017