A61B 2090/3937
Visible markers
Official title: {Visible markers}
A61B2090/3937 (Visible markers) appears on 2,985 US grants and 4,145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,985
- Published applications
- 4,145
- Assignees
- 1,255
- Inventors
- 5,933
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 20 |
| 2002 | 40 | 76 |
| 2003 | 40 | 51 |
| 2004 | 40 | 85 |
| 2005 | 22 | 71 |
| 2006 | 30 | 66 |
| 2007 | 29 | 80 |
| 2008 | 16 | 105 |
| 2009 | 28 | 60 |
| 2010 | 39 | 71 |
| 2011 | 60 | 75 |
| 2012 | 60 | 87 |
| 2013 | 56 | 105 |
| 2014 | 62 | 101 |
| 2015 | 91 | 148 |
| 2016 | 80 | 218 |
| 2017 | 119 | 223 |
| 2018 | 111 | 197 |
| 2019 | 160 | 265 |
| 2020 | 208 | 318 |
| 2021 | 182 | 342 |
| 2022 | 221 | 343 |
| 2023 | 255 | 331 |
| 2024 | 296 | 275 |
| 2025 | 299 | 281 |
| 2026 | 167 | 151 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Embedded marker system and method for surface biopsy procedures and benign, malignant and suspicious lesions6 Oct 2026US 12,751,625 B1Intraderm, LLC
- Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplasty6 Oct 2026US 12,751,776 B2Think Surgical, Inc.
- Processor device, method of operating the same, and endoscope system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,893 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Handheld wireless oximetry device29 Sep 2026US 12,745,933 B2
- Magnetic resonance imaging device and method for positioning a medical instrument29 Sep 2026US 12,746,072 B2Siemens Healthineers AG
- Laparoscope drive system, laparoscope installation detection method, and surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305932 A1Ronovo (Shanghai) Medical Science and Technology Ltd.
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Systems and methods for illumination and imaging of a target8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313238 A1Stryker Corporation
- Hemostatic device and hemostatic method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294443 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Spinal fixation rod1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294480 A1Globeride, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fastener delivery and deployment mechanism and method for placing the fastener in minimally invasive surgery1,994US 5,891,160 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 1999
- Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner1,974US 6,042,607 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 2000
- Coated surgical staples and an illuminated staple cartridge for a surgical stapling instrument1,931US 7,954,687 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2011
- Laparoscopic instruments1,844US 5,350,391 A1994
- Endocutter with staple feed1,838US 7,988,026 B2Cardica, Inc. · 2011