A61B 17/2816
Pivots
Official title: {Pivots}
A61B17/2816 (Pivots) appears on 234 US grants and 306 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 234
- Published applications
- 306
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 383
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 9 |
| 2013 | 3 | 16 |
| 2014 | 5 | 10 |
| 2015 | 17 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 | 18 |
| 2017 | 15 | 20 |
| 2018 | 10 | 35 |
| 2019 | 20 | 24 |
| 2020 | 24 | 22 |
| 2021 | 19 | 17 |
| 2022 | 24 | 19 |
| 2023 | 15 | 21 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 17 | 13 |
| 2026 | 15 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Thermal mechanism to prevent reprocessing or reuse of mechanical surgical devices29 Sep 2026US 12,745,993 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Medical instrument and method for the manufacture of a medical instrument28 Jul 2026US 12,690,881 B2Aesculap AG
- Rod rocker reducer instruments and methods14 Jul 2026US 12,678,204 B2Medos International Sarl
- Methods and devices to treat nasal airways14 Jul 2026US 12,678,212 B2Aerin Medical Inc.
- Surgical instruments with compliant mechanism design16 Jun 2026US 12,653,566 B2Innovative Delta Technology, LLC
- Medical instrument and method for the manufacture of a medical instrument10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263101 A1
- Energy treatment device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263107 A1Olympus Corporation
- Electrosurgical implement27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248553 A1GForce Concepts Limited
- Needle grasping and manipulating device and method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191525 A1Thomas Jefferson University
- Ergonomic forceps tool25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174454 A1AlloSource
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vessels2,062US 6,187,003 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2001
- Apparatus for endoscopic procedures1,527US 9,480,492 B2Covidien LP · 2016
- Surgical instrument for grasping and cutting tissue1,411US 8,398,673 B2Surgical Innovations V.O.F. · 2013
- Blades with functional balance asymmetries for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments1,100US 6,325,811 B1Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2001
- Ultrasonic treatment device1,096US 7,563,269 B2Olympus Corporation · 2009