A61B 50/13
Trolleys
Official title: Trolleys{, e.g. carts}
A61B50/13 (Trolleys) appears on 932 US grants and 1,270 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 932
- Published applications
- 1,270
- Assignees
- 342
- Inventors
- 1,769
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 2 | 28 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 |
| 2007 | 10 | 35 |
| 2008 | 8 | 42 |
| 2009 | 18 | 20 |
| 2010 | 20 | 22 |
| 2011 | 14 | 28 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 |
| 2013 | 20 | 26 |
| 2014 | 26 | 48 |
| 2015 | 17 | 49 |
| 2016 | 36 | 44 |
| 2017 | 47 | 75 |
| 2018 | 46 | 71 |
| 2019 | 54 | 78 |
| 2020 | 58 | 108 |
| 2021 | 83 | 87 |
| 2022 | 54 | 92 |
| 2023 | 89 | 100 |
| 2024 | 84 | 83 |
| 2025 | 75 | 89 |
| 2026 | 52 | 77 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Two-tool anatomy stabilization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,781 B2LEM Surgical AG
- Bilateral surgical robotic system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,782 B2LEM Surgical AG
- Waste collection cart for collecting waste during a medical procedure22 Sep 2026US 12,740,771 B2Stryker Corporation
- Cart for optical coherence tomography15 Sep 2026US 12,734,007 B2Raywatt Inc.
- Surgical apparatus cart having communication capabilities15 Sep 2026US 12,734,008 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Assisted positioning of a repositionable structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306202 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- 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.
- Controlling a surgical robot arm whilst entering a sleep mode1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295824 A1Cmr Surgical Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical system providing automatic reconfiguration1,782US 5,997,528 ABausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 1999
- Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade1,642US 8,991,678 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical handpiece1,523US 5,873,885 AStorz Instrument Company · 1999
- End effector with redundant closing mechanisms1,522US 8,876,857 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2014
- Robotic catheter system and methods1,442US 8,052,636 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2011