A61B 17/1114
Of the digestive tract
Official title: {of the digestive tract, e.g. bowels or oesophagus}
A61B17/1114 (Of the digestive tract) appears on 1,313 US grants and 1,738 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,313
- Published applications
- 1,738
- Assignees
- 300
- Inventors
- 1,671
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 9 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 | 25 |
| 2004 | 13 | 32 |
| 2005 | 9 | 58 |
| 2006 | 16 | 73 |
| 2007 | 18 | 75 |
| 2008 | 19 | 81 |
| 2009 | 23 | 61 |
| 2010 | 53 | 77 |
| 2011 | 43 | 90 |
| 2012 | 75 | 80 |
| 2013 | 65 | 79 |
| 2014 | 94 | 73 |
| 2015 | 35 | 61 |
| 2016 | 64 | 60 |
| 2017 | 65 | 83 |
| 2018 | 62 | 75 |
| 2019 | 61 | 94 |
| 2020 | 66 | 101 |
| 2021 | 83 | 87 |
| 2022 | 63 | 71 |
| 2023 | 79 | 80 |
| 2024 | 78 | 98 |
| 2025 | 69 | 64 |
| 2026 | 46 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cover device for a surgical site, cartridge for a surgical stapler, and related surgical methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,785 B2Evergreen Surgical Solutions, LLC
- Power control circuit for powered surgical stapler22 Sep 2026US 12,740,786 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Wound closure and tissue coupling systems and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,919 B2Vasorum Ltd.
- Surgical device for controlled anchoring in the intestine15 Sep 2026US 12,733,932 B2
- Systems, methods and devices for connecting non-adherent structures8 Sep 2026US 12,727,886 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Devices and methods for minimally invasive surgical procedures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272451 A1NICE Surgical Solutions Pte. Ltd.
- Anastomosis device with sensor for extracorporeal sensing and manipulation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248509 A1G. I. Windows, Inc.
- Implantable anastomosis device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240543 A1Universite De Geneve
- Cholecystitis treatment via gallbladder occlusion or sealing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224346 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments3,211US 6,443,973 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2002
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Combined dissecting, cauterizing, and stapling device3,025US 6,602,252 B2Starion Instruments Corporation · 2003
- Surgical apparatus and method2,968US 6,264,086 B12001
- Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression2,855US 7,506,791 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009