A61B 17/10
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for applying or removing wound clamps
Official title: for applying or removing wound clamps {, e.g. containing only one clamp or staple (A61B17/076 takes precedence; containing multiple wound clamps A61B17/068)}; Wound clamp magazines
A61B17/10 (Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for applying or removing wound clamps) appears on 2,706 US grants and 3,190 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,706
- Published applications
- 3,190
- Assignees
- 389
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
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| 2024 | 176 | 119 |
| 2025 | 120 | 72 |
| 2026 | 67 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Clip applier having stabilizing member22 Sep 2026US 12,740,784 B2Teleflex Medical Incorporated
- Contour guide for small bone surface modification8 Sep 2026US 12,727,895 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Compression staple insertion kit1 Sep 2026US 12,721,628 B2Tyber Medical LLC
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,758 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Fastener cartridge comprising non-uniform fasteners24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283616 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Devices and methods for minimally invasive surgical procedures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272451 A1NICE Surgical Solutions Pte. Ltd.
- Stabilization devices3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256469 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Click lock handle for over the scope clip (otsc)27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248492 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Ocular cannula guide, applicator, and marking instrument6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224400 A1Genentech, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapling apparatus3,191US 5,865,361 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999
- Surgical stapling apparatus3,063US 6,241,139 B12001
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems2,881US 8,573,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression2,855US 7,506,791 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009