A61B 17/221
Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi
Official title: Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets {for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions (surgical snare instruments A61B17/32056)}
A61B17/221 (Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi) appears on 2,933 US grants and 3,781 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Mechanical venous clot retrieval1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294454 A1The Foundry, LLC
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- Endoscopic snare device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294466 A1United States Endoscopy Group, Inc.
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By later US patents
- Endoscopic instrument having articulating element2,023US 5,501,654 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Method of using a catheter-sleeve assembly for an endoscope1,867US 5,259,366 A1993
- Treating instrument1,536US 5,372,124 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Transgastric method for carrying out a partial fundoplication1,452US 7,530,984 B2Medigus Ltd. · 2009
- Foreign body-recovering instrument for endoscope1,423US 6,206,904 B1Ashai Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2001