A61B 17/1152
Applying the staples on the outside of the lumen
Official title: {applying the staples on the outside of the lumen}
A61B17/1152 (Applying the staples on the outside of the lumen) appears on 194 US grants and 171 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 194
- Published applications
- 171
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 236
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Staple cartridge, staple cartridge assembly, and anastomosis device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,120 B2Ningbo Verykind Medical Device Co., Ltd.
- Device and assembly for tissue attachment19 May 2026US 12,629,151 B2ConneX Biomedical, Inc.
- Method for making anastomoses between hollow structures via direct atrial access25 Feb 2025US 12,232,731 B2Innovative Interventional Technologies, B.V.
- System and method for attaching a fluid conduit to an anatomical structure7 May 2024US 11,974,748 B2The Regents of the University of Colorado
- Circular stapling device with articulating anvil retainer assembly2 Apr 2024US 11,944,294 B2Covidien LP
- Staple cartridge, staple cartridge assembly, and anastomosis device11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375202 A1Ningbo Verykind Medical Device Co., Ltd.
- Suturing system and staples4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366848 A1Bastion Labworks LLC
- Suturing system with pressure foot4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366849 A1Bastion Labworks LLC
- Stent for end-to-end anastomosis2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302476 A1ConneX Biomedical, Inc.
- Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis between two lumens10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221711 A1The Regents of the University of California
Most cited
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- Combined dissecting, cauterizing, and stapling device3,025US 6,602,252 B2Starion Instruments Corporation · 2003
- Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities2,760US 6,716,233 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2004
- Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities2,639US 7,077,856 B2Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2006
- Endoscopic stapler2,635US 5,690,269 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1997
- Surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues2,489US 5,395,030 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995