A61B 17/28
Surgical forceps
Official title: Surgical forceps (biopsy forceps A61B10/06; {for holding suture needles or materials A61B17/0483; for removing or smashing calculi A61B17/221; surgical scissors A61B17/3201;} obstetrical forceps A61B17/44)
A61B17/28 (Surgical forceps) appears on 13,367 US grants and 14,847 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 13,367
- Published applications
- 14,847
- Assignees
- 2,144
- Inventors
- 11,871
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 182 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 195 | 0 |
| 1997 | 211 | 0 |
| 1998 | 270 | 0 |
| 1999 | 218 | 0 |
| 2000 | 193 | 0 |
| 2001 | 157 | 69 |
| 2002 | 139 | 240 |
| 2003 | 178 | 283 |
| 2004 | 155 | 336 |
| 2005 | 118 | 432 |
| 2006 | 161 | 393 |
| 2007 | 149 | 401 |
| 2008 | 141 | 478 |
| 2009 | 199 | 425 |
| 2010 | 323 | 490 |
| 2011 | 327 | 559 |
| 2012 | 411 | 676 |
| 2013 | 499 | 667 |
| 2014 | 550 | 728 |
| 2015 | 580 | 680 |
| 2016 | 579 | 789 |
| 2017 | 653 | 846 |
| 2018 | 592 | 792 |
| 2019 | 779 | 1065 |
| 2020 | 802 | 918 |
| 2021 | 790 | 816 |
| 2022 | 756 | 768 |
| 2023 | 733 | 615 |
| 2024 | 720 | 532 |
| 2025 | 646 | 539 |
| 2026 | 340 | 310 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical stapler and suturing method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,716 B2Olympus Corporation
- Anti-breakage self-locking universal surgical clamp6 Oct 2026US 12,751,731 B2Guangzhou Aquila Precise Tools Limited
- Surgical medical instrument and gripping device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,732 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Replaceable surgical scissor blades for surgical instruments6 Oct 2026US 12,751,734 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Hydro dissection and suction laparoscopic instruments and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,735 B2
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical stapling device with articulating tool assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306099 A1Covidien LP
- Push-pull surgical instrument end effector actuation using flexible tension member8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306122 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Medical stapler and medical system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294411 A1Olympus Corporation
- Method and apparatus for passing suture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294426 A1Clauson Creative Engineering, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing3,405US 7,380,695 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapling and cutting device3,391US 7,404,508 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapler instrument3,334US 5,465,895 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1995