A61M 1/772
Operating alternately
Official title: {operating alternately}
A61M1/772 (Operating alternately) appears on 464 US grants and 450 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 464
- Published applications
- 450
- Assignees
- 249
- Inventors
- 902
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 12 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 12 |
| 2011 | 14 | 12 |
| 2012 | 4 | 12 |
| 2013 | 13 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 22 |
| 2016 | 13 | 22 |
| 2017 | 15 | 39 |
| 2018 | 13 | 19 |
| 2019 | 28 | 39 |
| 2020 | 18 | 32 |
| 2021 | 17 | 21 |
| 2022 | 22 | 26 |
| 2023 | 20 | 24 |
| 2024 | 24 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 28 |
| 2026 | 13 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Detachable spray and suction device for nasal11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158206 A1Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical tool2,269US 5,395,312 A1995
- Irrigation system for endoscopic surgery1,585US 6,358,224 B1Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2002
- Multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument1,111US 5,456,684 AHutchinson Technology Incorporated · 1995
- Vacuum therapy and cleansing dressing for wounds849US 6,685,681 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2004
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