A61B 2090/103
Cranial plugs for access to brain
Official title: {Cranial plugs for access to brain}
A61B2090/103 (Cranial plugs for access to brain) appears on 348 US grants and 461 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 348
- Published applications
- 461
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 642
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 0 | 13 |
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| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 22 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012 | 15 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 20 |
| 2014 | 13 | 19 |
| 2015 | 17 | 19 |
| 2016 | 23 | 32 |
| 2017 | 14 | 20 |
| 2018 | 14 | 32 |
| 2019 | 31 | 34 |
| 2020 | 38 | 34 |
| 2021 | 22 | 38 |
| 2022 | 23 | 40 |
| 2023 | 28 | 24 |
| 2024 | 28 | 22 |
| 2025 | 20 | 19 |
| 2026 | 15 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical therapy systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,080 B2ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.
- Implantable guide device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,089 B2Neurochase Technologies Limited
- System for neuronavigation registration and robotic trajectory guidance, robotic surgery, and related methods and devices23 Jun 2026US 12,661,196 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Minimally invasive subdural evacuating system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,573 B2MUSC Foundation for Research Development
- Cranial burr hole introducer for surgical access9 Jun 2026US 12,648,826 B2Stryker Corporation
- System for neuronavigation registration and robotic trajectory guidance, robotic surgery, and related methods and devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283722 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Cranial Burr Hole Introducer For Surgical Access24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283735 A1Stryker Corporation
- Wireless intracranial monitoring system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256373 A1Branchpoint & Aura Development LLC
- Surgical introducer with guidance system receptacle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232346 A1Vycor Medical, Inc.
- Access port assembly, flow control system and trajectory determination assembly, and methods for using the aforementioned16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199050 A1B. G. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implant and insert assembly for bone and uses thereof364US 6,018,094 ABioMedical Enterprises, Inc. · 2000
- Surgical navigation334US 8,394,099 B2Interactive Neuroscience Center, LLC · 2013
- Method and apparatus for performing a navigated procedure330US 8,301,226 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2012
- Method and apparatus for performing a navigated procedure306US 8,467,852 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2013
- Deep organ access device and method301US 7,235,084 B2Image-Guided Neurologics, Inc. · 2007