A61B 17/1771
For the ear
Official title: {for the ear}
A61B17/1771 (For the ear) appears on 12 US grants and 15 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 12
- Published applications
- 15
- Assignees
- 13
- Inventors
- 44
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
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| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vertical drilling guide and flatness measuring device for bone conduction implant10 Feb 2026US 12,549,910 B2University Industry Foundation, Yonsei University Wonju Campus
- Drilling platform tool for surgeries20 May 2025US 12,303,148 B2MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
- System for determining proximity of a surgical tool to key anatomical features21 Jan 2025US 12,201,374 B2UniversitäT Bern
- Single handed ENT tool26 Mar 2024US 11,937,780 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Drilling platform tool for surgeries12 Sep 2023US 11,751,890 B2MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
- Surgical template and method for configuring and/or manufacturing a surgical template20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240551 A1Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Drill guide for implantable hearing devices31 Oct 2024US 2024/0358381 A1University of Rochester
- Drilling Platform Tool for Surgeries31 Aug 2023US 2023/0270453 A1MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
- Vertical drilling guide and flatness measuring device for bone conduction implant15 Sep 2022US 2022/0295201 A1UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, YONSEl UNIVERSITY WONJU CAMPUS
- System for determining proximity of a surgical tool to key anatomical features16 Sep 2021US 2021/0282864 A1UniversitäT Bern
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatuses for shaping cartilage for tympanoplasty3US 9,149,295 B12015
- Positioning aid for surgical procedures1US 10,881,467 B2OtoJig GmbH · 2021
- Drilling platform tool for surgeries1US 11,751,890 B2MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH · 2023
- Drilling platform tool for surgeries1US 12,303,148 B2MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH · 2025