A61B 2090/3987
Applicators for implanting markers
Official title: {Applicators for implanting markers}
A61B2090/3987 (Applicators for implanting markers) appears on 540 US grants and 796 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 540
- Published applications
- 796
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 1,029
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 5 |
| 2002 | 9 | 13 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 6 | 25 |
| 2005 | 8 | 43 |
| 2006 | 11 | 38 |
| 2007 | 5 | 26 |
| 2008 | 6 | 37 |
| 2009 | 13 | 35 |
| 2010 | 21 | 46 |
| 2011 | 26 | 28 |
| 2012 | 30 | 32 |
| 2013 | 20 | 29 |
| 2014 | 26 | 22 |
| 2015 | 18 | 24 |
| 2016 | 22 | 35 |
| 2017 | 17 | 27 |
| 2018 | 20 | 28 |
| 2019 | 30 | 56 |
| 2020 | 24 | 27 |
| 2021 | 27 | 35 |
| 2022 | 35 | 40 |
| 2023 | 25 | 43 |
| 2024 | 36 | 33 |
| 2025 | 29 | 40 |
| 2026 | 28 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Embedded marker system and method for surface biopsy procedures and benign, malignant and suspicious lesions6 Oct 2026US 12,751,625 B1Intraderm, LLC
- Marking device and implantation system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,094 B2SOMATEX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES GmbH
- Closed-loop control of heart failure interventional therapy1 Sep 2026US 12,721,590 B2Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd.
- Shape memory marker deployment device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,609 B2Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
- Tissue marker25 Aug 2026US 12,714,536 B2Surgmark GmbH
- Biopsy site marker24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283740 A1Hologic, Inc.
- Method of marking lesions17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272607 A1Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- System for delivery of a fiducial marker27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248583 A1Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
- Tissue marking device and methods of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248584 A1DFC Medical LLC
- Systems and methods for identifying and locating reflectors using orthogonal sequences of reflector switching13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232217 A1Cianna Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable surgical marker1,541US 5,941,890 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
- Devices and methods for treating pain associated with tonsillectomies1,394US 8,663,192 B2Intersect ENT, Inc. · 2014
- Marker element for interstitial treatment and localizing device and method using same1,295US 5,853,366 AKelsey, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for surgical navigation1,220US 7,840,253 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2010
- Imageable biopsy site marker1,164US 6,996,433 B2SenoRx, Inc. · 2006