A61B 90/30
Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with
Official title: Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
A61B90/30 (Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with) appears on 4,586 US grants and 5,980 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,586
- Published applications
- 5,980
- Assignees
- 1,490
- Inventors
- 7,410
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 61 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 18 |
| 2002 | 46 | 64 |
| 2003 | 40 | 66 |
| 2004 | 42 | 85 |
| 2005 | 32 | 99 |
| 2006 | 29 | 107 |
| 2007 | 43 | 126 |
| 2008 | 37 | 137 |
| 2009 | 49 | 130 |
| 2010 | 74 | 114 |
| 2011 | 79 | 143 |
| 2012 | 85 | 151 |
| 2013 | 94 | 154 |
| 2014 | 141 | 234 |
| 2015 | 171 | 263 |
| 2016 | 150 | 304 |
| 2017 | 208 | 331 |
| 2018 | 199 | 303 |
| 2019 | 315 | 455 |
| 2020 | 323 | 519 |
| 2021 | 321 | 465 |
| 2022 | 348 | 437 |
| 2023 | 390 | 443 |
| 2024 | 374 | 337 |
| 2025 | 354 | 308 |
| 2026 | 212 | 187 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for identifying a region of a tumour6 Oct 2026US 12,751,626 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Active robotic pin placement in total knee arthroplasty6 Oct 2026US 12,751,776 B2Think Surgical, Inc.
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- Electrosurgical device and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,053 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Microwave ablation probe handle with waterproof gasket29 Sep 2026US 12,746,063 B2Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Surgical spatula8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306086 A1MINDER S.r.l.
- Airframe system and method of controlling airflow8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306210 A1SLD Technology, Inc.
- Ophthalmic injection robot and system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306295 A1Alcon Inc.
- Systems and methods for illumination and imaging of a target8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313238 A1Stryker Corporation
- Skeleton model instrument localization1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294268 A1Auris Health, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical apparatus and method2,968US 6,264,086 B12001
- Surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues2,489US 5,395,030 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Endoscopic stapler2,443US 6,119,913 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 2000
- Endoscopic stapler2,408US 6,302,311 B1Boston Scientific Corporation · 2001
- Surgical device2,405US 8,241,322 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012