A61B 34/20
Surgical navigation systems
Official title: Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61B34/20 (Surgical navigation systems) appears on 12,976 US grants and 19,041 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 12,976
- Published applications
- 19,041
- Assignees
- 2,808
- Inventors
- 17,717
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 92 | 38 |
| 2002 | 84 | 134 |
| 2003 | 87 | 159 |
| 2004 | 89 | 170 |
| 2005 | 67 | 230 |
| 2006 | 65 | 247 |
| 2007 | 54 | 314 |
| 2008 | 55 | 418 |
| 2009 | 100 | 312 |
| 2010 | 218 | 352 |
| 2011 | 221 | 395 |
| 2012 | 263 | 410 |
| 2013 | 324 | 486 |
| 2014 | 344 | 600 |
| 2015 | 404 | 568 |
| 2016 | 435 | 777 |
| 2017 | 490 | 919 |
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| 2019 | 755 | 1248 |
| 2020 | 940 | 1391 |
| 2021 | 949 | 1543 |
| 2022 | 1029 | 1600 |
| 2023 | 1272 | 1595 |
| 2024 | 1364 | 1627 |
| 2025 | 1521 | 1482 |
| 2026 | 967 | 1030 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic needle localization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,689 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Force measuring joint distraction lever6 Oct 2026US 12,751,708 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Systems and methods for generating customized control boundaries6 Oct 2026US 12,751,767 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Information processing apparatus, ultrasound endoscope, information processing method, and program6 Oct 2026US 12,751,770 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- X-ray diagnostic apparatus, x-ray diagnostic system, and x-ray diagnostic method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,771 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Laparoscope drive system, laparoscope installation detection method, and surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305932 A1Ronovo (Shanghai) Medical Science and Technology Ltd.
- Mapping electrodes from magnetic resonance imaging (mri) data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305945 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Hybrid registration method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305972 A1Covidien LP
- System for indicating proximity to transeptal site with electro-anatomical catheter sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306007 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for navigated reaming of the acetabulum8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306111 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning2,652US 5,878,193 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical instrument with elements to communicate between control unit and end effector2,491US 7,954,682 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Electro-mechanical surgical device2,468US 6,846,308 B2Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2005