A61C 1/0023
Foot control
Official title: {Foot control}
A61C1/0023 (Foot control) appears on 94 US grants and 104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 94
- Published applications
- 104
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 179
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Foot controller for dental unit chair14 Apr 2026US 12,599,529 B2Osstemimplant Co., Ltd.
- Method and device for carrying out various functions in connection with surgical instruments19 Nov 2024US 12,144,487 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Dental treatment apparatus10 Sep 2024US 12,082,983 B2J. Morita Mfg. Corp.
- Dexterous dental handpiece with hand and foot actuation2 Jul 2024US 12,023,211 B2A. T. Still University
- Patient anxiety management system and method of use9 Apr 2024US 11,950,973 B2
- Dental handpiece that has flush capability29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026915 A1
- Laser-Assisted Oral Surgery System15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013971 A1Millennium Healthcare Technologies, Inc.
- Apparatus for cleaning dental implants25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387209 A1
- Foot controller for dental unit chair21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262108 A1Osstemmplant Co., Ltd.
- Handpiece assembly for laser treatment device12 Jun 2025US 2025/0186167 A1Biolase Mg LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for remotely controlling devices300US 7,659,833 B22010
- Footswitch assembly with electrically engaged detents215US 5,091,656 AStorz Instrument Company · 1992
- Foot operated control system for a multi-function device193US 5,422,521 ALiebel-Flarsheim Company · 1995
- Foot controller for microsurgical system157US 6,179,829 B2Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Dental treatment center121US 8,398,394 B2Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co. · 2013