A61B 90/40
Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic
Official title: Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment
A61B90/40 (Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic) appears on 722 US grants and 886 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 722
- Published applications
- 886
- Assignees
- 365
- Inventors
- 1,404
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 |
| 2002 | 20 | 33 |
| 2003 | 16 | 30 |
| 2004 | 22 | 27 |
| 2005 | 17 | 34 |
| 2006 | 15 | 28 |
| 2007 | 14 | 30 |
| 2008 | 3 | 33 |
| 2009 | 13 | 33 |
| 2010 | 26 | 27 |
| 2011 | 17 | 28 |
| 2012 | 13 | 51 |
| 2013 | 26 | 20 |
| 2014 | 23 | 36 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 |
| 2016 | 30 | 20 |
| 2017 | 32 | 34 |
| 2018 | 20 | 33 |
| 2019 | 30 | 41 |
| 2020 | 29 | 31 |
| 2021 | 38 | 89 |
| 2022 | 37 | 63 |
| 2023 | 37 | 65 |
| 2024 | 37 | 40 |
| 2025 | 32 | 14 |
| 2026 | 17 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for producing a controlled operating environment11 Aug 2026US 12,702,532 B2
- Iconic representations relating to systems for placing a medical device14 Jul 2026US 12,678,594 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Face shield apparatuses and systems including same2 Jun 2026US 12,642,619 B2The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Patient isolation device2 Jun 2026US 12,642,728 B2
- Devices and methods to create a protective gas cushion19 May 2026US 12,629,486 B2
- Filter Assembly For Filtering Smoke Evacuated With A Medical Waste Collection System Including A Vacuum13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232890 A1Stryker Corporation
- An isolator module for robotic arm30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216904 A1Uimei Srls
- Robotic trajectory axis adjustment interface23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207263 A1
- Drape plate assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207293 A1Vicarious Surgical Inc.
- Relocation module and methods for surgical equipment5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060866 A1Augustine Biomedical + Design, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterilizable surgical instrument2,100US 8,397,971 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Wound treatment employing reduced pressure2,003US 5,636,643 AWake Forest University · 1997
- Surgical instruments and components for use in sterile environments1,893US 8,414,577 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedback1,840US 9,161,803 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Method of treating tissue damage and apparatus for same1,737US 5,645,081 AWake Forest University · 1997