A61B 17/0293
With ring member to support retractor elements
Official title: {with ring member to support retractor elements}
A61B17/0293 (With ring member to support retractor elements) appears on 1,117 US grants and 1,280 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,117
- Published applications
- 1,280
- Assignees
- 337
- Inventors
- 1,526
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 19 | 49 |
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| 2006 | 15 | 31 |
| 2007 | 24 | 54 |
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| 2010 | 27 | 47 |
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| 2022 | 43 | 51 |
| 2023 | 46 | 37 |
| 2024 | 46 | 35 |
| 2025 | 44 | 34 |
| 2026 | 25 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices for scleral depression6 Oct 2026US 12,751,707 B2Alcon Inc.
- Implantable sphincter assistance device with deformable elements29 Sep 2026US 12,746,004 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Lighted surgical access system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,694 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Lighted surgical access system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,751 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Retractors8 Sep 2026US 12,727,868 B2Sure Retractors Limited
- Dynamic abdominal wall traction system for open abdomen wounds8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306091 A1Servicio CáNtabro De Salud
- Device for supporting and positioning a surgical retractor blade on a ring retractor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294423 A1Universita' Degli Studi Dell' Aquila
- Expandable surgical access port1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294473 A1Vycor Medical, Inc.
- High shape-retention retractor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215767 A1Ozk Co., Ltd.
- Oral circumferential respiratory monitoring device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215770 A1SedateUK Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circular stapler for hemorrhoidal surgery2,176US 6,102,271 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2000
- Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access1,818US 5,810,721 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach1,798US 6,981,978 B2Satiety, Inc. · 2006
- Surgical retractor device1,548US 4,984,564 A1991
- Device, surgical access port, and method of retracting an incision into an opening and providing a channel through the incision1,529US 5,906,577 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1999