A61L 2202/00
Aspects relating to methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or
Official title: Aspects relating to methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects
A61L2202/00 (Aspects relating to methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or) appears on 5,383 US grants and 8,560 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 5,383
- Published applications
- 8,560
- Assignees
- 3,104
- Inventors
- 13,397
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 18 |
| 2002 | 48 | 73 |
| 2003 | 62 | 100 |
| 2004 | 54 | 93 |
| 2005 | 46 | 116 |
| 2006 | 53 | 73 |
| 2007 | 46 | 103 |
| 2008 | 41 | 74 |
| 2009 | 46 | 88 |
| 2010 | 63 | 138 |
| 2011 | 84 | 146 |
| 2012 | 72 | 165 |
| 2013 | 113 | 186 |
| 2014 | 143 | 161 |
| 2015 | 137 | 223 |
| 2016 | 174 | 226 |
| 2017 | 198 | 368 |
| 2018 | 197 | 418 |
| 2019 | 310 | 502 |
| 2020 | 374 | 576 |
| 2021 | 407 | 979 |
| 2022 | 431 | 1289 |
| 2023 | 507 | 915 |
| 2024 | 639 | 675 |
| 2025 | 641 | 513 |
| 2026 | 346 | 342 |
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
- Cable rack systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,034 B2Airocide Systems, LLC
- Path planning method and autonomous traveling robot6 Oct 2026US 12,754,548 B2Wistron Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for generating atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma6 Oct 2026US 12,757,313 B2TellaPure, LLC
- Point-of-use system for medical instruments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306685 A1Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.
- Cleaner assembly with attachable ozone dispenser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306686 A1O3Waterworks, LLC
- 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
- Sterilizing apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308021 A1Seoul Visoys Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterilizable surgical instrument2,100US 8,397,971 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- 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
- Connectable instrument trays for creating a modular case1,468US 7,909,191 B2Greatbatch Ltd. · 2011