A61B 90/50
Supports for surgical instruments
Official title: Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
A61B90/50 (Supports for surgical instruments) appears on 4,977 US grants and 6,511 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,977
- Published applications
- 6,511
- Assignees
- 1,663
- Inventors
- 8,972
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 80 | 0 |
| 1999 | 62 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 22 |
| 2002 | 69 | 109 |
| 2003 | 59 | 85 |
| 2004 | 55 | 98 |
| 2005 | 39 | 110 |
| 2006 | 49 | 126 |
| 2007 | 51 | 111 |
| 2008 | 33 | 132 |
| 2009 | 41 | 110 |
| 2010 | 77 | 127 |
| 2011 | 75 | 138 |
| 2012 | 90 | 147 |
| 2013 | 126 | 136 |
| 2014 | 111 | 167 |
| 2015 | 116 | 191 |
| 2016 | 128 | 216 |
| 2017 | 156 | 267 |
| 2018 | 182 | 352 |
| 2019 | 247 | 421 |
| 2020 | 323 | 496 |
| 2021 | 336 | 641 |
| 2022 | 376 | 569 |
| 2023 | 465 | 566 |
| 2024 | 503 | 468 |
| 2025 | 513 | 438 |
| 2026 | 278 | 268 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Two-tool anatomy stabilization6 Oct 2026US 12,751,781 B2LEM Surgical AG
- Bilateral surgical robotic system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,782 B2LEM Surgical AG
- Disturbance compensation in computer-assisted devices6 Oct 2026US 12,752,421 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Robotic arm cart having locking swivel joints and other position adjustment features and uses therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,829 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Apparatus for controlling ultrasonic irradiation, method for controlling thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,754,312 B2Godius Co., Ltd.
- Head-mounted display testing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305935 A1Heru Inc.
- Abdominal Wall Retractor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306087 A1
- System and method for direct augmented reality medical registration8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306189 A1Mediview Xr, Inc.
- Medical robot having multiple manipulation means and methods of use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306205 A1Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Surgery support robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306212 A1Qoly Corpor
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use2,959US 6,331,181 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Multi-component telepresence system and method2,738US 6,132,368 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2000
- Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools2,625US 6,491,701 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures2,609US 6,436,107 B1Computer Motion, Inc. · 2002
- Alignment of master and slave in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus2,565US 6,364,888 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2002