A61B 17/2812
With a single pivotal connection
Official title: {with a single pivotal connection (A61B17/29 takes precedence)}
A61B17/2812 (With a single pivotal connection) appears on 2,084 US grants and 2,229 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,084
- Published applications
- 2,229
- Assignees
- 594
- Inventors
- 2,979
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 45 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 14 |
| 2002 | 23 | 46 |
| 2003 | 27 | 55 |
| 2004 | 33 | 69 |
| 2005 | 20 | 80 |
| 2006 | 26 | 72 |
| 2007 | 28 | 65 |
| 2008 | 19 | 55 |
| 2009 | 28 | 51 |
| 2010 | 43 | 73 |
| 2011 | 49 | 55 |
| 2012 | 54 | 112 |
| 2013 | 66 | 75 |
| 2014 | 58 | 107 |
| 2015 | 94 | 100 |
| 2016 | 83 | 112 |
| 2017 | 93 | 113 |
| 2018 | 82 | 144 |
| 2019 | 107 | 183 |
| 2020 | 113 | 147 |
| 2021 | 127 | 99 |
| 2022 | 126 | 103 |
| 2023 | 110 | 102 |
| 2024 | 88 | 87 |
| 2025 | 94 | 65 |
| 2026 | 62 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Anti-breakage self-locking universal surgical clamp6 Oct 2026US 12,751,731 B2Guangzhou Aquila Precise Tools Limited
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Thermal mechanism to prevent reprocessing or reuse of mechanical surgical devices29 Sep 2026US 12,745,993 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Circularity systems and methods for surgical staplers15 Sep 2026US 12,733,929 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Forceps device15 Sep 2026US 12,733,949 B2Riverfield Inc.
- Surgical clamp for simultaneous grasping and spatial access to clamped tissue1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294456 A1
- Instrument connection systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294457 A1ECA Medical Instruments
- An ophthalmic surgery instrument24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283847 A1D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International) B.V.
- Dynamic and/or repositionable tissue traction devices, systems, and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272432 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Arm Attachment For Retractor And Retractor Blades17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272440 A1VB Spine LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument with improvement safety lockout mechanisms3,124US 5,762,255 ARichard-Allan Medical Industries, Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissue2,757US 5,497,933 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife2,567US 5,749,893 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1998
- Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissue2,528US 5,289,963 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Surgical instruments2,503US 4,520,817 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1985