A61B 34/70
Manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery
Official title: {Manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery}
A61B34/70 (Manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery) appears on 7,400 US grants and 10,067 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 7,400
- Published applications
- 10,067
- Assignees
- 1,362
- Inventors
- 8,705
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 59 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 23 |
| 2002 | 43 | 79 |
| 2003 | 43 | 109 |
| 2004 | 62 | 79 |
| 2005 | 48 | 132 |
| 2006 | 56 | 118 |
| 2007 | 53 | 224 |
| 2008 | 48 | 238 |
| 2009 | 56 | 204 |
| 2010 | 103 | 222 |
| 2011 | 132 | 280 |
| 2012 | 167 | 255 |
| 2013 | 231 | 289 |
| 2014 | 225 | 319 |
| 2015 | 237 | 306 |
| 2016 | 276 | 356 |
| 2017 | 324 | 501 |
| 2018 | 330 | 575 |
| 2019 | 435 | 738 |
| 2020 | 511 | 814 |
| 2021 | 555 | 822 |
| 2022 | 569 | 797 |
| 2023 | 658 | 710 |
| 2024 | 773 | 769 |
| 2025 | 728 | 690 |
| 2026 | 439 | 418 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 34/71Manipulators operated by drive cable mechanisms2,615
- A61B 34/74Manipulators with manual electric input means2,144
- A61B 34/76Manipulators having means for providing feel2,036
- A61B 34/73Manipulators for magnetic surgery622
- A61B 34/77Manipulators with motion or force scaling578
- A61B 34/72Micromanipulators371
- A61B 34/75Manipulators having means for prevention or compensation of hand tremors135
Recent patents
- Replaceable surgical scissor blades for surgical instruments6 Oct 2026US 12,751,734 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Systems and methods for generating customized control boundaries6 Oct 2026US 12,751,767 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Systems and methods for adaptive planning and control of a surgical tool6 Oct 2026US 12,751,775 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Tool driver with reaction torque sensor for use in robotic surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,780 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Retractor systems, devices, and methods for use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,784 B2Levita Magnetics International Corp.
- Device for automatically inserting and manipulating a medical tool into and within a bodily lumen8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305918 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
- Robotic manipulation of a surgical tool handle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305919 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
- Electromechanical Surgical System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306192 A1Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
- Articulation mechanism configurations and drive systems, and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306193 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Homing of a cable-driven surgical tool in a surgical robotic system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306195 A1Auris Health, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument3,961US 6,783,524 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means3,306US 5,383,880 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Motor-driven surgical cutting fastening instrument with tactile position feedback3,211US 7,422,139 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity3,169US 5,792,135 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 1998
- Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same3,125US 7,644,848 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010