A61B 2090/5025
With a counter-balancing mechanism
Official title: {with a counter-balancing mechanism}
A61B2090/5025 (With a counter-balancing mechanism) appears on 248 US grants and 281 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 248
- Published applications
- 281
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 473
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 16 |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 |
| 2014 | 12 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 15 |
| 2018 | 8 | 22 |
| 2019 | 11 | 14 |
| 2020 | 17 | 24 |
| 2021 | 13 | 21 |
| 2022 | 10 | 19 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 |
| 2024 | 15 | 10 |
| 2025 | 20 | 10 |
| 2026 | 10 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Robotic arm cart having locking swivel joints and other position adjustment features and uses therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,829 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Dynamic elastic suspension system and frame for functional endoscopic sinus surgery22 Sep 2026US 12,740,846 B1
- Powering a surgical robot arm18 Aug 2026US 12,708,462 B2Cmr Surgical Limited
- Holder facility for holding a medical instrument11 Aug 2026US 12,702,276 B2Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics, Inc.
- Support arm for medical device support system7 Jul 2026US 12,672,936 B2American Sterilizer Company
- Dynamic Elastic Suspension System and Frame for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283742 A1
- Mechanisms and methods with variable counterbalance to control movement and force of a head of a medical system at an anatomical site10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263279 A1ViaLase, Inc.
- Mechanisms and methods to control movement of a head of a medical system relative to an anatomical site6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224323 A1ViaLase, Inc.
- Spring arm device and support arm system for holding a medical appliance6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224326 A1
- Robotic system for performing cataract surgery30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215969 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures2,609US 6,436,107 B1Computer Motion, Inc. · 2002
- Ceiling and floor mounted surgical robot set-up arms1,793US 6,788,018 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Surgical system instrument sterile adapter1,479US 9,096,033 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Method for tracking and reporting usage events to determine when preventive maintenance is due for a medical robotic system1,155US 7,835,823 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2010
- Signaling device and method for monitoring positions in a surgical operation817US 5,279,309 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1994