A61B 46/00
Surgical drapes
A61B46/00 (Surgical drapes) appears on 2,763 US grants and 2,978 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,763
- Published applications
- 2,978
- Assignees
- 930
- Inventors
- 4,445
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 59 | 0 |
| 1996 | 38 | 0 |
| 1997 | 43 | 0 |
| 1998 | 68 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 7 |
| 2002 | 28 | 39 |
| 2003 | 23 | 54 |
| 2004 | 30 | 53 |
| 2005 | 32 | 50 |
| 2006 | 29 | 63 |
| 2007 | 23 | 74 |
| 2008 | 19 | 65 |
| 2009 | 24 | 54 |
| 2010 | 46 | 74 |
| 2011 | 51 | 97 |
| 2012 | 47 | 129 |
| 2013 | 64 | 105 |
| 2014 | 78 | 125 |
| 2015 | 70 | 126 |
| 2016 | 86 | 123 |
| 2017 | 100 | 165 |
| 2018 | 92 | 159 |
| 2019 | 138 | 205 |
| 2020 | 163 | 235 |
| 2021 | 174 | 223 |
| 2022 | 161 | 194 |
| 2023 | 192 | 197 |
| 2024 | 161 | 164 |
| 2025 | 147 | 125 |
| 2026 | 83 | 73 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Draping a wall of an imaging device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,786 B2Siemens Healthineers AG
- Catheter tray, packaging system, and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,076 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Systems and methods of steerable elongate device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,504 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Medical condom and automatic medical condom supply device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,761 B2IBMsol CO., LTD.
- Connection systems and methods for establishing optical and electrical connections through a drape15 Sep 2026US 12,734,006 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Laparoscope drive system, laparoscope installation detection method, and surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305932 A1Ronovo (Shanghai) Medical Science and Technology Ltd.
- Electromechanical Surgical System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306192 A1Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
- Systems and methods for illumination and imaging of a target8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313238 A1Stryker Corporation
- Medical Device Projection System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294554 A1C. R. Bard, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use2,959US 6,331,181 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Multi-component telepresence system and method2,738US 6,132,368 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2000
- Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning2,652US 5,878,193 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools2,625US 6,491,701 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999