A61B 6/4423
Related to hygiene or sterilisation
Official title: {related to hygiene or sterilisation}
A61B6/4423 (Related to hygiene or sterilisation) appears on 519 US grants and 524 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 519
- Published applications
- 524
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 944
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 13 |
| 2004 | 11 | 16 |
| 2005 | 12 | 25 |
| 2006 | 15 | 21 |
| 2007 | 14 | 17 |
| 2008 | 6 | 32 |
| 2009 | 18 | 43 |
| 2010 | 34 | 50 |
| 2011 | 37 | 34 |
| 2012 | 25 | 45 |
| 2013 | 40 | 24 |
| 2014 | 27 | 17 |
| 2015 | 16 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 16 |
| 2020 | 14 | 18 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 25 |
| 2023 | 19 | 20 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hygiene cover for a medical imaging device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,836 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Patient support surface control, end of life indication, and x-ray cassette sleeve8 Sep 2026US 12,728,054 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- X-ray diagnosis apparatus and disinfection method using x-ray diagnosis apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,714,380 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Medical apparatus for x-ray analysis having movable support for breast25 Aug 2026US 12,714,381 B2Ims Giotto S.P.A.
- Multimodality medical procedure mattress-based device7 Jul 2026US 12,672,994 B2Egg Medical, Inc.
- Multimodality Medical Procedure Mattress-Based Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272743 A1Egg Medical, Inc.
- Combined Imaging Apparatus with a Position-Determining Unit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198878 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- Cable guidance system for a computed tomography system28 May 2026US 2026/0144502 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- Multi-layer c-arm drape21 May 2026US 2026/0137473 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Multimodality Medical Procedure Mattress-Based Device21 May 2026US 2026/0137569 A1Egg Medical, Inc.
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- Method and apparatus for surgical navigation791US 7,366,562 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2008
- Method and apparatus for surgical navigation686US 7,751,865 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2010
- Interactive image-guided surgical system for displaying images corresponding to the placement of a surgical tool or the like669US 5,230,338 A1993
- Interactive image-guided surgical system617US 5,142,930 A1992