A61B 2090/702
Devices for testing the cleaning process
Official title: {Devices for testing the cleaning process, e.g. test soils}
A61B2090/702 (Devices for testing the cleaning process) appears on 96 US grants and 128 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 96
- Published applications
- 128
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 164
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dryness testing device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,696 B2Smartline Holdings Pty Ltd
- Endoscope sheath apparatuses18 Aug 2026US 12,708,252 B2Neptune Medical Inc.
- Method of determining dullness of a surgical stapler knife11 Aug 2026US 12,702,435 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Composition for production of a test soil for assessment of the cleaning action of cleaning devices and use thereof19 May 2026US 12,629,306 B2MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
- Rigidizing sheath apparatus for an endoscope5 May 2026US 12,616,358 B2Neptune Medical Inc.
- Endoscope sheath apparatuses27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248371 A1Neptune Medical Inc.
- Multiple level thresholds to modify operation of powered surgical instruments30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215799 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Medical device inspection system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199540 A1Clarus Medical, LLC
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Adjunct with integrated sensors to quantify tissue compression1,540US 9,724,094 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Monitoring device degradation based on component evaluation1,519US 9,737,301 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Polarity of hall magnet to identify cartridge type1,445US 10,016,199 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018