A61B 17/0218
For minimally invasive surgery
Official title: {for minimally invasive surgery (A61B17/0281, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence)}
A61B17/0218 (For minimally invasive surgery) appears on 3,346 US grants and 3,979 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,346
- Published applications
- 3,979
- Assignees
- 909
- Inventors
- 4,313
- 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 52 | 0 |
| 1997 | 49 | 0 |
| 1998 | 70 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 16 |
| 2002 | 39 | 76 |
| 2003 | 36 | 57 |
| 2004 | 42 | 91 |
| 2005 | 23 | 107 |
| 2006 | 36 | 93 |
| 2007 | 25 | 105 |
| 2008 | 25 | 141 |
| 2009 | 39 | 102 |
| 2010 | 83 | 126 |
| 2011 | 92 | 154 |
| 2012 | 99 | 176 |
| 2013 | 135 | 215 |
| 2014 | 191 | 239 |
| 2015 | 184 | 253 |
| 2016 | 192 | 208 |
| 2017 | 197 | 230 |
| 2018 | 167 | 234 |
| 2019 | 195 | 227 |
| 2020 | 196 | 240 |
| 2021 | 179 | 188 |
| 2022 | 184 | 166 |
| 2023 | 153 | 158 |
| 2024 | 165 | 148 |
| 2025 | 156 | 138 |
| 2026 | 73 | 91 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device and method for providing a volume in a lumen6 Oct 2026US 12,751,705 B2Nanyang Technological University
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods for traction in tissue removal6 Oct 2026US 12,751,706 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Device for cardiac surgery and methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,713 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Retractor systems, devices, and methods for use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,784 B2Levita Magnetics International Corp.
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Tissue traction devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306089 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Multiple cannula trocar assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306133 A1Alcon Inc.
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Implants for spinal fixation and or fusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306271 A1SI-Bone Inc.
- Rachet-based retractor and distractor apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294421 A1Atlas Spine, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Circular stapler tissue retention spring method2,417US 5,309,927 AEthicon, Inc. · 1994
- Articulation mechanism for surgical instrument2,182US 7,703,653 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2010
- Endoscopic instrument having articulating element2,023US 5,501,654 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Articulating endoscopic surgical apparatus1,968US 5,383,888 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1995