A61B 90/10
Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not
Official title: for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
A61B90/10 (Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not) appears on 3,535 US grants and 4,213 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,535
- Published applications
- 4,213
- Assignees
- 1,416
- Inventors
- 6,217
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 49 | 0 |
| 1998 | 74 | 0 |
| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 68 | 0 |
| 2001 | 71 | 26 |
| 2002 | 63 | 74 |
| 2003 | 57 | 63 |
| 2004 | 45 | 106 |
| 2005 | 30 | 123 |
| 2006 | 27 | 109 |
| 2007 | 44 | 100 |
| 2008 | 40 | 181 |
| 2009 | 43 | 134 |
| 2010 | 107 | 166 |
| 2011 | 86 | 126 |
| 2012 | 117 | 138 |
| 2013 | 96 | 154 |
| 2014 | 133 | 180 |
| 2015 | 125 | 201 |
| 2016 | 147 | 219 |
| 2017 | 156 | 221 |
| 2018 | 136 | 202 |
| 2019 | 189 | 243 |
| 2020 | 204 | 276 |
| 2021 | 170 | 258 |
| 2022 | 194 | 230 |
| 2023 | 217 | 222 |
| 2024 | 222 | 218 |
| 2025 | 215 | 156 |
| 2026 | 114 | 87 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical therapy systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,080 B2ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.
- Handheld wireless oximetry device29 Sep 2026US 12,745,933 B2
- Implantable guide device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,089 B2Neurochase Technologies Limited
- Needle breast biopsy system and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,090 B2Hologic, Inc.
- Oximetry using light wavelengths to avoid surgical dyes22 Sep 2026US 12,740,729 B2
- Surgical robotic automation with tracking markers and controlled tool advancement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294558 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- System for neuronavigation registration and robotic trajectory guidance, robotic surgery, and related methods and devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283722 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Cranial Burr Hole Introducer For Surgical Access24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283735 A1Stryker Corporation
- Guide for medical instrument, assembly comprising a guide and of such an instrument, and installation comprising such an assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283736 A1Koelis
- Modular implant delivery and positioning system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272598 A1lotaMotion, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Local in-device memory feature for electrically powered medical equipment2,344US 5,400,267 AHemostatix Corporation · 1995
- Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery1,805US 7,313,430 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2007
- Device for surgical procedures1,780US 5,413,573 AOnesys Oy · 1995
- Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument and method1,635US 8,628,518 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2014
- Link systems and articulation mechanisms for remote manipulation of surgical or diagnostic tools1,631US 7,828,808 B2Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. · 2010