A61B 17/1222
Packages or dispensers therefor
Official title: {Packages or dispensers therefor (clip magazines incorporated in a clip-applying instrument A61B17/128; for surgical articles A61B50/30)}
A61B17/1222 (Packages or dispensers therefor) appears on 264 US grants and 309 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 264
- Published applications
- 309
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 368
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 14 |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 6 |
| 2013 | 17 | 14 |
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| 2015 | 7 | 13 |
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| 2017 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 25 |
| 2019 | 19 | 37 |
| 2020 | 17 | 12 |
| 2021 | 21 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 16 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 23 | 13 |
| 2025 | 15 | 21 |
| 2026 | 12 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hemostasis reloadable clip release mechanism28 Jul 2026US 12,690,869 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- End effector instrument21 Jul 2026US 12,685,537 B2Hangzhou Ags Medtech Co., Ltd.
- Method for communicating with surgical instrument systems7 Jul 2026US 12,672,922 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Clips and applicator for tissue closure16 Jun 2026US 12,653,542 B2Oregon Health & Science University
- Clip cartridge and clip applier16 Jun 2026US 12,653,543 B2Fulbright Medical Inc.
- Surgical instruments for applying multiple clips to tissue3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256466 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Surgical clips for sealing and/or closing tissue and vessels3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256475 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Cartridge and cartridge system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191535 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Cartridge system, cartridge, and loading method of clip unit7 May 2026US 2026/0123935 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Flexible stabilizing member for a clip applier9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096821 A1Teleflex Medical Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical instrument with wireless communication between a control unit of a robotic system and remote sensor2,233US 8,684,253 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Disposable cartridge with drivers2,185US 5,919,198 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
- Endoscopic stapling device and method2,058US 5,156,609 A1992
- Articulating endoscopic surgical clip applier2,051US 8,403,945 B2Covidien LP · 2013