A61B 90/08
Accessories or related features not otherwise provided for
Official title: {Accessories or related features not otherwise provided for}
A61B90/08 (Accessories or related features not otherwise provided for) appears on 9,266 US grants and 11,437 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 9,266
- Published applications
- 11,437
- Assignees
- 2,419
- Inventors
- 13,004
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 37 | 0 |
| 1994 | 68 | 0 |
| 1995 | 113 | 0 |
| 1996 | 110 | 0 |
| 1997 | 116 | 0 |
| 1998 | 107 | 0 |
| 1999 | 90 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 79 | 39 |
| 2002 | 69 | 82 |
| 2003 | 87 | 84 |
| 2004 | 56 | 118 |
| 2005 | 36 | 164 |
| 2006 | 58 | 174 |
| 2007 | 53 | 194 |
| 2008 | 68 | 253 |
| 2009 | 68 | 197 |
| 2010 | 138 | 281 |
| 2011 | 159 | 298 |
| 2012 | 198 | 370 |
| 2013 | 239 | 364 |
| 2014 | 268 | 413 |
| 2015 | 328 | 552 |
| 2016 | 357 | 555 |
| 2017 | 456 | 708 |
| 2018 | 410 | 670 |
| 2019 | 627 | 970 |
| 2020 | 676 | 878 |
| 2021 | 734 | 834 |
| 2022 | 697 | 842 |
| 2023 | 749 | 654 |
| 2024 | 725 | 717 |
| 2025 | 679 | 647 |
| 2026 | 380 | 379 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2090/0807Indication meansIndexing code4,713
- A61B 2090/0801Prevention of accidental cutting or prickingIndexing code2,070
- A61B 2090/0814Preventing re-useIndexing code1,220
- A61B 2090/0813Accessories designed for easy sterilising, i.e. re-usableIndexing code1,144
- A61B 2090/0803Counting the number of times an instrument is usedIndexing code890
- A61B 2090/0804Counting number of instruments usedIndexing code526
- A61B 2090/0818Redundant systemsIndexing code287
- A61B 2090/0815Implantable devices for insertion in between organs or other soft tissuesIndexing code267
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Recent patents
- Ophthalmic observation apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,618 B2Topcon Corporation
- Medical device and method for preventing adhesions6 Oct 2026US 12,751,739 B2Meditrina, Inc.
- Tool driver with reaction torque sensor for use in robotic surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,780 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Depth stop adapter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,788 B2Medos International Sarl
- Interfixated vertebral body replacement and insertion methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,837 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Sample collection device and associated methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306080 A1Copan Italia S.p.A.
- Surgical spatula8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306086 A1MINDER S.r.l.
- Replaceable surgical scissor blades for surgical instruments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306126 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Flow device for surgical smoke evacuating systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306157 A1Covidien LP
- Membrane removal device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306299 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing3,405US 7,380,695 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical instrument3,312US 5,632,432 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical stapling apparatus3,191US 5,865,361 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999