A61B 34/72
Micromanipulators
Official title: {Micromanipulators}
A61B34/72 (Micromanipulators) appears on 371 US grants and 499 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 371
- Published applications
- 499
- Assignees
- 178
- Inventors
- 637
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 22 |
| 2003 | 4 | 20 |
| 2004 | 10 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 20 |
| 2006 | 17 | 14 |
| 2007 | 7 | 32 |
| 2008 | 11 | 55 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15 | 18 |
| 2011 | 24 | 18 |
| 2012 | 14 | 19 |
| 2013 | 24 | 19 |
| 2014 | 17 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 |
| 2016 | 13 | 22 |
| 2017 | 17 | 19 |
| 2018 | 15 | 16 |
| 2019 | 23 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 26 |
| 2022 | 15 | 23 |
| 2023 | 10 | 20 |
| 2024 | 26 | 20 |
| 2025 | 18 | 21 |
| 2026 | 15 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Robotic surgical assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,523 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- Device for fine work25 Aug 2026US 12,714,527 B2F.Med Co., Ltd.
- Modular device comprising mechanical arms7 Jul 2026US 12,672,928 B2Momentis Surgical Ltd
- Magnetic impact needle robot26 May 2026US 12,636,109 B2City University of Hong Kong
- Signal-emitting and receiving medical devices which provide data for real-time multi-dimensional anatomic visualization maps12 May 2026US 12,622,645 B2
- Microrobotic unit for propulsion movement and positioning in organic cavities20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240609 A1Festo AG & Co.
- Resonating system - the limp23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208841 A1Robeaute
- Medical cutting devices having static components, working blade bodies, rails, struts, channels for fluid and gas flow, and hand-piece and robotic arm attachment capabilities21 May 2026US 2026/0137393 A1Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC
- Modular device comprising mechanical arms21 May 2026US 2026/0137469 A1Momentis Surgical Ltd
- Medical cutting devices having static components, working blade bodies, rails, struts, channels for fluid and gas flow, and hand-piece and robotic arm attachment capabilities14 May 2026US 2026/0130673 A1Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Platform link wrist mechanism2,508US 7,691,098 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint2,495US 6,817,974 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Flexible instrument2,033US 7,090,683 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures1,994US 7,118,582 B1Computer Motion, Inc. · 2006