A61B 50/37
For absorbent articles
Official title: for absorbent articles, e.g. bandages, garments, swabs or towels
A61B50/37 (For absorbent articles) appears on 161 US grants and 121 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 161
- Published applications
- 121
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 229
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for managing surgical articles during a surgical procedure25 Aug 2026US 12,718,935 B2Stryker Corporation
- Tracking surgical items with prediction of duplicate imaging of items28 Jul 2026US 12,694,541 B2Stryker Corporation
- Carriers for collecting biological samples2 Jun 2026US 12,642,618 B2
- Systems and methods for managing surgical sponges19 May 2026US 12,629,228 B2Stryker Corporation
- Systems, apparatus and methods for automatically counting medical objects, estimating blood loss and/or communicating between medical equipment14 Apr 2026US 12,599,452 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Surgical safety apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199046 A1Eureka Inventions Limited
- Systems, apparatus and methods for automatically counting medical objects, estimating blood loss and/or communicating between medical equipment16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199047 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Height Adjustable Medical Bucket15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013964 A1Stryker Corporation
- Waster Receiver For Receiving A Pharmaceutical Waste Material28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268679 A1Stryker Corporation
- System And Method For Managing Surgical Articles During A Surgical Procedure29 May 2025US 2025/0174340 A1Stryker Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic surgical sponge counter and blood loss determination system264US 5,923,001 ASurgical Resources, L.L.C. · 1999
- Radiologically trackable surgical sponges197US 7,001,366 B22006
- Container for packaging and counting surgical sponges173US 4,832,198 A1989
- Intraoperative tracking devices and processes159US 5,629,498 A1997
- Automatic surgical sponge counter and blood loss determination system152US 5,650,596 ASurgical Resources, L.L.C. · 1997