A61B 10/06
Biopsy forceps
Official title: Biopsy forceps {, e.g. with cup-shaped jaws}
A61B10/06 (Biopsy forceps) appears on 826 US grants and 795 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 826
- Published applications
- 795
- Assignees
- 298
- Inventors
- 1,400
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 11 |
| 2002 | 26 | 23 |
| 2003 | 13 | 15 |
| 2004 | 16 | 21 |
| 2005 | 7 | 33 |
| 2006 | 11 | 35 |
| 2007 | 11 | 36 |
| 2008 | 8 | 55 |
| 2009 | 10 | 30 |
| 2010 | 26 | 38 |
| 2011 | 35 | 30 |
| 2012 | 23 | 24 |
| 2013 | 27 | 36 |
| 2014 | 29 | 35 |
| 2015 | 24 | 28 |
| 2016 | 29 | 31 |
| 2017 | 25 | 32 |
| 2018 | 20 | 28 |
| 2019 | 18 | 35 |
| 2020 | 25 | 41 |
| 2021 | 22 | 25 |
| 2022 | 18 | 50 |
| 2023 | 27 | 26 |
| 2024 | 36 | 34 |
| 2025 | 22 | 24 |
| 2026 | 19 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Biopsy cap for use with endoscope15 Sep 2026US 12,733,796 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Modular forceps15 Sep 2026US 12,733,916 B2
- Systems and methods for dynamic trajectory control18 Aug 2026US 12,708,403 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Tissue anchoring articles14 Jul 2026US 12,678,605 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Braided hemostasis shaft for improved torsional response7 Jul 2026US 12,672,863 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Handles for medical devices, medical devices, methods for operating medical devices30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215797 A1Hainan Junleming Pharmaceutical Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Surgical instrument for colorectal polyp removal2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183048 A1
- Puncture Device and Puncture Method Thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174416 A1Micro-Tech (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
- Endoscopic suture cutter25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174426 A1
- Sustainable medical devices, systems, and related methods28 May 2026US 2026/0144530 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biopsy forceps2,307US 4,880,015 A1989
- Surgical instrument with adjustable angle of operation1,790US 4,763,669 A1988
- Arthroscopic surgical instruments1,784US 5,389,104 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1995
- Methods using a robotic catheter system1,763US 7,850,642 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Endoscopic instrument system and method1,730US 5,618,303 AMarlow Surgical Technologies, Inc. · 1997