A61B 90/06
Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for
Official title: {Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for}
A61B90/06 (Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for) appears on 11,157 US grants and 15,008 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 11,157
- Published applications
- 15,008
- Assignees
- 3,269
- Inventors
- 17,320
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 117 | 189 |
| 2004 | 93 | 266 |
| 2005 | 68 | 204 |
| 2006 | 113 | 287 |
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| 2018 | 471 | 771 |
| 2019 | 660 | 1023 |
| 2020 | 710 | 1044 |
| 2021 | 727 | 1133 |
| 2022 | 790 | 1139 |
| 2023 | 884 | 1068 |
| 2024 | 1058 | 1018 |
| 2025 | 994 | 939 |
| 2026 | 573 | 627 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Posture training6 Oct 2026US 12,751,666 B2
- Force measuring joint distraction lever6 Oct 2026US 12,751,708 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Computer-aided vacuum thrombectomy systems and methods for estimating therapeutic benefit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,729 B1Penumbra, Inc.
- Cervical control systems and cervical control devices6 Oct 2026US 12,751,738 B2Novocuff, Inc.
- Tool driver with reaction torque sensor for use in robotic surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,780 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Fiber bragg grating for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305915 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Intraoral sensors for health monitoring8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305973 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Reaction force measuring plate and reaction force measuring system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305982 A1
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means3,306US 5,383,880 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression2,855US 7,506,791 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Endoscopic surgical instrument with electromagnetic sensor2,832US 5,395,033 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means2,795US 5,667,517 AEthicon, Inc. · 1997