A61B 17/12013
For use in minimally invasive surgery
Official title: {for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery}
A61B17/12013 (For use in minimally invasive surgery) appears on 833 US grants and 914 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 833
- Published applications
- 914
- Assignees
- 321
- Inventors
- 1,411
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 6 |
| 2002 | 15 | 23 |
| 2003 | 14 | 25 |
| 2004 | 13 | 23 |
| 2005 | 10 | 28 |
| 2006 | 10 | 37 |
| 2007 | 12 | 28 |
| 2008 | 11 | 31 |
| 2009 | 10 | 30 |
| 2010 | 21 | 26 |
| 2011 | 11 | 26 |
| 2012 | 23 | 35 |
| 2013 | 18 | 38 |
| 2014 | 32 | 55 |
| 2015 | 36 | 36 |
| 2016 | 41 | 61 |
| 2017 | 31 | 44 |
| 2018 | 36 | 33 |
| 2019 | 27 | 53 |
| 2020 | 44 | 39 |
| 2021 | 29 | 57 |
| 2022 | 34 | 38 |
| 2023 | 32 | 56 |
| 2024 | 47 | 35 |
| 2025 | 21 | 35 |
| 2026 | 31 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical clip and deployment system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,428 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating the left atrial appendage11 Aug 2026US 12,702,394 B2Laminar, Inc.
- Endocardial left atrial appendage management11 Aug 2026US 12,702,419 B2Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Charger for an implant23 Jun 2026US 12,661,009 B2
- Body lumen wall invagination23 Jun 2026US 12,661,121 B2Append Medical Ltd.
- Body lumen wall invagination8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306101 A1Append Medical Ltd.
- Medical-grade actuator having a modular structure and medical device comprising same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283619 A1MyoPowers Medical Technologies France SAS
- Percutaneous access graft system and method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248507 A1
- Noninvasive suture delivery device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198913 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Single-handed ligation device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198927 A1The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
Most cited
By later US patents
- Clamp assembly and method of use2,136US 5,618,307 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical instrument for forming a knot1,907US 5,846,254 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Dual ligating and dividing apparatus1,732US 5,336,229 ALaparomed Corporation · 1994
- Tissue fusion/welder apparatus and method1,690US 7,625,370 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation · 2009
- External endoscopic accessory control system1,491US 7,717,846 B2C. R. Bard, Inc. · 2010