A61B 17/1606
Of forceps type, i.e. having two jaw elements moving relative to each
Official title: {of forceps type, i.e. having two jaw elements moving relative to each other}
A61B17/1606 (Of forceps type, i.e. having two jaw elements moving relative to each) appears on 419 US grants and 457 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 419
- Published applications
- 457
- Assignees
- 194
- Inventors
- 698
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2002 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 14 |
| 2004 | 13 | 23 |
| 2005 | 3 | 16 |
| 2006 | 8 | 21 |
| 2007 | 5 | 25 |
| 2008 | 6 | 28 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 12 | 15 |
| 2011 | 13 | 20 |
| 2012 | 15 | 14 |
| 2013 | 18 | 26 |
| 2014 | 17 | 21 |
| 2015 | 24 | 30 |
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| 2017 | 19 | 16 |
| 2018 | 13 | 23 |
| 2019 | 9 | 24 |
| 2020 | 22 | 18 |
| 2021 | 27 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for extraction and cryopreservation of bone marrow14 Jul 2026US 12,680,079 B2Ossium Health, Inc.
- Surgical instruments with compliant mechanism design16 Jun 2026US 12,653,566 B2Innovative Delta Technology, LLC
- Sacral tether anchor and methods of use14 Apr 2026US 12,599,421 B2Empirical Spine, Inc.
- Medical device stabilizing systems and methods14 Apr 2026US 12,599,751 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Surgical instrument24 Mar 2026US 12,582,413 B2Bak Kohler Medical KG
- Surgical instrument with swiveling end effector and method of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248525 A1Tag Dream Medical Ltd.
- Medical device stabilizing systems and methods23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207895 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Composite device for autologous bone harvesting and bone processing16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102170 A1The Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital
- Surgical instrument for enhanced visualization in minimally invasive surgery and a surgical system26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053479 A1Robotron Technologies Inc.
- Surgical instrument for enhanced visualization in minimally invasive surgery and a surgical system26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053481 A1Robotron Technologies Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical rongeur power grip structure and method1,859US 5,061,269 A1991
- Protective mechanism for surgical rongeurs1,819US 5,009,661 A1991
- Arthroscopic surgical instruments1,784US 5,389,104 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1995
- Surgical instrument1,667US 5,899,914 AEndius Incorporated · 1999
- Method and instruments for performing a percutaneous lumbar diskectomy1,581US 4,545,374 A1985