A61B 50/00
Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances
Official title: Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers (drapes specially adapted for instruments A61B46/10)
A61B50/00 (Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances) appears on 5,706 US grants and 6,523 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,706
- Published applications
- 6,523
- Assignees
- 2,116
- Inventors
- 9,892
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 | 58 | 0 |
| 1991 | 51 | 0 |
| 1992 | 69 | 0 |
| 1993 | 77 | 0 |
| 1994 | 89 | 0 |
| 1995 | 130 | 0 |
| 1996 | 90 | 0 |
| 1997 | 82 | 0 |
| 1998 | 69 | 0 |
| 1999 | 84 | 0 |
| 2000 | 81 | 0 |
| 2001 | 62 | 20 |
| 2002 | 57 | 83 |
| 2003 | 70 | 115 |
| 2004 | 61 | 134 |
| 2005 | 54 | 147 |
| 2006 | 73 | 155 |
| 2007 | 50 | 203 |
| 2008 | 53 | 208 |
| 2009 | 68 | 169 |
| 2010 | 121 | 174 |
| 2011 | 115 | 234 |
| 2012 | 133 | 198 |
| 2013 | 152 | 233 |
| 2014 | 181 | 288 |
| 2015 | 205 | 324 |
| 2016 | 193 | 344 |
| 2017 | 270 | 375 |
| 2018 | 242 | 351 |
| 2019 | 327 | 416 |
| 2020 | 317 | 473 |
| 2021 | 338 | 397 |
| 2022 | 288 | 360 |
| 2023 | 328 | 317 |
| 2024 | 316 | 306 |
| 2025 | 298 | 306 |
| 2026 | 181 | 193 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 50/30Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical4,011
- A61B 50/20Holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments1,448
- A61B 2050/005Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliancesIndexing code1,387
- A61B 50/10Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments1,211
- A61B 2050/002Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliancesIndexing code180
- A61B 2050/001Temperature-modifying meansIndexing code71
Recent patents
- Endoscope cleaning cart6 Oct 2026US 12,751,610 B2National University Corporation Ehime University
- Two-tool anatomy stabilization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,781 B2LEM Surgical AG
- Bilateral surgical robotic system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,782 B2LEM Surgical AG
- Medical support and securing device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,787 B2
- Catheter tray, packaging system, and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,076 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Assisted positioning of a repositionable structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306202 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Clamping device and tool holder8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306207 A1
- Mri-compatible biopsy robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294405 A1Promaxo, Inc.
- Surgical robotic system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294564 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems2,881US 8,573,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Robotically-controlled cable-based surgical end effectors2,844US 8,800,838 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures2,609US 6,436,107 B1Computer Motion, Inc. · 2002
- Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand2,601US 7,819,298 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999