A61B 17/11
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for performing anastomosis
Official title: for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
A61B17/11 (Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for performing anastomosis) appears on 5,608 US grants and 6,685 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,608
- Published applications
- 6,685
- Assignees
- 1,186
- Inventors
- 6,108
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 44 | 0 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 64 | 0 |
| 1999 | 78 | 0 |
| 2000 | 92 | 0 |
| 2001 | 90 | 53 |
| 2002 | 92 | 148 |
| 2003 | 111 | 170 |
| 2004 | 104 | 212 |
| 2005 | 69 | 261 |
| 2006 | 91 | 204 |
| 2007 | 71 | 203 |
| 2008 | 66 | 207 |
| 2009 | 84 | 177 |
| 2010 | 141 | 255 |
| 2011 | 175 | 246 |
| 2012 | 207 | 308 |
| 2013 | 217 | 287 |
| 2014 | 250 | 294 |
| 2015 | 207 | 290 |
| 2016 | 233 | 279 |
| 2017 | 268 | 362 |
| 2018 | 226 | 287 |
| 2019 | 306 | 383 |
| 2020 | 302 | 370 |
| 2021 | 328 | 345 |
| 2022 | 299 | 384 |
| 2023 | 305 | 301 |
| 2024 | 291 | 270 |
| 2025 | 263 | 247 |
| 2026 | 137 | 142 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/115Staplers for performing anastomosis2,914
- A61B 2017/1107For blood vesselsIndexing code1,374
- A61B 17/1114Of the digestive tract1,313
- A61B 2017/1135End-to-side connectionsIndexing code971
- A61B 2017/1139Side-to-side connectionsIndexing code790
- A61B 2017/1132End-to-end connectionsIndexing code623
- A61B 2017/1103ApproximatorIndexing code299
- A61B 17/1128Of nerves227
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- A61B 17/1146Of tendons194
- A61B 2017/1142Purse-string suturesIndexing code170
- A61B 2017/1125Forceps, specially adapted for performing or assisting anastomosisIndexing code117
- A61B 2017/1121Adapted for performing tissue or graft eversionIndexing code48
- A61B 2017/111With means for removing a constriction after performing anastomosisIndexing code23
Recent patents
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- Power control circuit for powered surgical stapler22 Sep 2026US 12,740,786 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- An apparatus for anastomosing a cut vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306100 A1Vanderbilt University
- Spinal cord injury systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306844 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Tissue retraction devices, systems, and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283609 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- End to end anastomotic connector24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283617 A1Phraxis, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical stapling and cutting device3,391US 7,404,508 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments3,211US 6,443,973 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2002
- Endoscopic instrument having a torsionally stiff drive shaft for applying fasteners to tissue3,200US 5,433,721 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995