A61L 2/26
Accessories
A61L2/26 (Accessories) appears on 3,329 US grants and 4,356 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 3,329
- Published applications
- 4,356
- Assignees
- 1,870
- Inventors
- 7,703
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 45 | 0 |
| 1999 | 64 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 17 |
| 2002 | 64 | 79 |
| 2003 | 71 | 106 |
| 2004 | 48 | 84 |
| 2005 | 45 | 108 |
| 2006 | 47 | 76 |
| 2007 | 44 | 73 |
| 2008 | 34 | 55 |
| 2009 | 24 | 61 |
| 2010 | 47 | 57 |
| 2011 | 51 | 79 |
| 2012 | 44 | 81 |
| 2013 | 45 | 69 |
| 2014 | 55 | 91 |
| 2015 | 78 | 106 |
| 2016 | 87 | 104 |
| 2017 | 76 | 148 |
| 2018 | 87 | 198 |
| 2019 | 139 | 253 |
| 2020 | 184 | 300 |
| 2021 | 203 | 503 |
| 2022 | 224 | 596 |
| 2023 | 259 | 414 |
| 2024 | 287 | 322 |
| 2025 | 317 | 234 |
| 2026 | 171 | 142 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mobile device disinfection6 Oct 2026US 12,752,027 B2UV Partners, Inc.
- Device for decontaminating objects6 Oct 2026US 12,752,028 B2Claranor
- Methods and apparatus for generating atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma6 Oct 2026US 12,757,313 B2TellaPure, LLC
- Methods and systems for sterilization29 Sep 2026US 12,746,301 B2Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Wireless chipless printed sensor tag for real-time radiation sterilization monitoring29 Sep 2026US 12,748,225 B2Purdue Research Foundation
- Medical Instrument and Retainer and Tip Protection Sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306688 A1Cygnus Medical, LLC
- Luminaire and methodologies for combined visible illumination and deactivation of bacteria8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306695 A1ABL IP Holding LLC
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Technologies for sanitizing/disinfecting medical devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295104 A1Soclean, Inc.
- Disinfection cap1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295105 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular powered surgical instrument with detachable shaft assemblies1,623US 9,743,929 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments1,521US 10,028,761 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Surgical stapling instrument system1,519US 9,750,499 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Cassette for treating medical instruments1,485US 5,543,119 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1996
- System for sterilizing medical devices1,485US 5,732,821 ABiomet, Inc. · 1998