A61B 17/072
For applying a row of staples in a single action
Official title: for applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously
A61B17/072 (For applying a row of staples in a single action) appears on 6,888 US grants and 7,830 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Medical stapler and suturing method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,716 B2Olympus Corporation
- Tissue monitoring electrosurgical instruments and methods of using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,761 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Surgical instrument with adjustable jaws29 Sep 2026US 12,746,003 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Systems and methods for machine learning control of a surgical device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,583 B2Covidien LP
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Adapter assemblies for surgical device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306098 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical stapling device with articulating tool assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306099 A1Covidien LP
- Medical stapler and medical system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294411 A1Olympus Corporation
- Material combinations and processing methods for a surgical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294432 A1Applied Medical Resources Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing3,405US 7,380,695 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapling and cutting device3,391US 7,404,508 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008