A61B 17/26
Tonsillotomes, with or without means for stopping bleeding
A61B17/26 (Tonsillotomes, with or without means for stopping bleeding) appears on 47 US grants and 61 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 47
- Published applications
- 61
- Assignees
- 15
- Inventors
- 77
- Latest grant
- 11 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 15 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Stapling systems and methods for surgical devices and end effectors11 Nov 2025US 12,465,361 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Surgical instruments and methods for performing tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and other surgical procedures16 Sep 2025US 12,414,810 B2Covidien LP
- Diathermy tonsillectomy suction dissector apparatus18 Mar 2025US 12,251,151 B2
- Surgical end effector with buttress cord supports9 Jul 2024US 12,029,424 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Stapling systems and methods for surgical devices and end effectors27 Feb 2024US 11,911,033 B2
- Stapling systems and methods for surgical devices and end effectors5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060679 A1Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Stapling systems and methods for surgical devices and end effectors31 Oct 2024US 2024/0358369 A1Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Surgical instruments and methods for performing tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and other surgical procedures23 Nov 2023US 2023/0371999 A1Covidien LP
- Stapling systems and methods for surgical devices and end effectors13 Apr 2023US 2023/0112769 A1Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for oral hygiene5 Jan 2023US 2023/0000517 A1Tonsil Tech, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices and methods for treating pain associated with tonsillectomies1,394US 8,663,192 B2Intersect ENT, Inc. · 2014
- Buttress systems and methods for surgical stapling devices and end effectors582US 10,849,623 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc. · 2020
- End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using same560US 10,912,562 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc. · 2021
- Buttress systems and methods for surgical stapling devices and end effectors313US 11,197,672 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc. · 2021
- Surgical retrieval assembly and associated method197US 5,997,547 A1999