A61B 50/36
For collecting or disposing of used articles
Official title: for collecting or disposing of used articles
A61B50/36 (For collecting or disposing of used articles) appears on 1,025 US grants and 922 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,025
- Published applications
- 922
- Assignees
- 367
- Inventors
- 1,417
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 13 |
| 2003 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 17 |
| 2005 | 2 | 32 |
| 2006 | 12 | 25 |
| 2007 | 9 | 25 |
| 2008 | 10 | 42 |
| 2009 | 15 | 18 |
| 2010 | 15 | 20 |
| 2011 | 12 | 38 |
| 2012 | 24 | 34 |
| 2013 | 31 | 36 |
| 2014 | 31 | 50 |
| 2015 | 37 | 45 |
| 2016 | 23 | 61 |
| 2017 | 41 | 59 |
| 2018 | 43 | 62 |
| 2019 | 55 | 75 |
| 2020 | 54 | 47 |
| 2021 | 55 | 54 |
| 2022 | 28 | 51 |
| 2023 | 45 | 31 |
| 2024 | 52 | 40 |
| 2025 | 35 | 18 |
| 2026 | 20 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dual purpose packaging for biopsy device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,087 B2Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
- Metal detection system for use with medical waste container8 Sep 2026US 12,727,959 B2Stryker Corporation
- Packaging facilitating sterile connections1 Sep 2026US 12,721,692 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- System and method for managing surgical articles during a surgical procedure25 Aug 2026US 12,718,935 B2Stryker Corporation
- Hand held dermaplaning device and dermaplaning process11 Aug 2026US 12,702,213 B2DD Karma LLC
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Packaging facilitating sterile connections1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294577 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Holding device for a sterile product, sterile product, and method for monitoring a sterile product cycle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283743 A1Aesculap AG
- Used needle separating device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216447 A1Mobiu Co., Ltd.
- Surgical safety apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199046 A1Eureka Inventions Limited
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
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Shiftable drive interface for robotically-controlled surgical tool2,373US 8,616,431 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Robotically-controlled disposable motor-driven loading unit2,372US 8,752,749 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014