A61B 17/282
Jaws
Official title: {Jaws}
A61B17/282 (Jaws) appears on 1,139 US grants and 1,317 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,139
- Published applications
- 1,317
- Assignees
- 333
- Inventors
- 1,749
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 13 |
| 2002 | 17 | 29 |
| 2003 | 17 | 39 |
| 2004 | 25 | 43 |
| 2005 | 9 | 40 |
| 2006 | 19 | 45 |
| 2007 | 20 | 36 |
| 2008 | 7 | 27 |
| 2009 | 16 | 29 |
| 2010 | 23 | 40 |
| 2011 | 27 | 24 |
| 2012 | 28 | 45 |
| 2013 | 36 | 38 |
| 2014 | 25 | 69 |
| 2015 | 45 | 57 |
| 2016 | 38 | 57 |
| 2017 | 49 | 72 |
| 2018 | 44 | 82 |
| 2019 | 59 | 128 |
| 2020 | 64 | 98 |
| 2021 | 88 | 58 |
| 2022 | 84 | 70 |
| 2023 | 73 | 60 |
| 2024 | 54 | 51 |
| 2025 | 59 | 43 |
| 2026 | 31 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Circularity systems and methods for surgical staplers15 Sep 2026US 12,733,929 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical device with dual cutting and service features15 Sep 2026US 12,733,951 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Shielding features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument15 Sep 2026US 12,734,375 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Catheter extraction8 Sep 2026US 12,727,914 B2Qathex, LLC
- 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
- Dynamic and/or repositionable tissue traction devices, systems, and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272432 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Multiple clip loading system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263082 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Medical instrument and method for producing a medical instrument10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264153 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife2,567US 5,749,893 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1998
- Surgical instruments2,503US 4,520,817 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1985
- Surgical stapling apparatus including an anvil and cartridge each having cooperating mating surfaces2,322US 7,070,083 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2006
- Surgical fastener applying apparatus with resilient film2,225US 5,441,193 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1995
- Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife2,180US 6,716,232 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2004