A61B 50/18
Cupboards
Official title: Cupboards; Drawers therefor
A61B50/18 (Cupboards) appears on 169 US grants and 209 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 209
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 305
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 15 |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 12 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 19 |
| 2019 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic energy device which varies pressure applied by clamp arm to provide threshold control pressure at a cut progression location18 Aug 2026US 12,708,427 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Manifold for a medical/surgical waste collection assembly24 Mar 2026US 12,582,496 B2Stryker Corporation
- Customizable cabinet17 Mar 2026US 12,575,670 B2Bailey Hill, LLC
- Limited movement of a surgical mounting platform controlled by manual motion of robotic arms9 Dec 2025US 12,491,038 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for loading a floor loading sterilizer18 Nov 2025US 12,472,275 B2Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Ophthalmic surgery robotic system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215856 A1Alcon Inc.
- Method of manufacturing a container, system and method for handling of a surgical instrument21 May 2026US 2026/0137475 A1Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Method and apparatus for loading a floor loading sterilizer30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115341 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Limited movement of a surgical mounting platform controlled by manual motion of robotic arms5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060766 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Butterfly base workstation on wheels5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060770 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical item thermal treatment systems and method of monitoring medical items for compliance with prescribed requirements365US 7,041,941 B2Patented Medical Solutions, LLC · 2006
- Guided setup for teleoperated medical device345US 10,500,004 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2019
- Process and apparatus for managing medical device selection and implantation258US 10,595,952 B2Sight Medical, LLC · 2020
- Ophthalmic microsurgical system employing surgical module employing flash EEPROM and reprogrammable modules222US 6,251,113 B1Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Surgical module with independent microprocessor-based communication201US 6,117,126 ABausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 2000