A61B 17/2833
Locking means
Official title: {Locking means}
A61B17/2833 (Locking means) appears on 651 US grants and 601 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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| 2025 | 35 | 17 |
| 2026 | 17 | 17 |
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
- Rod rocker reducer instruments and methods14 Jul 2026US 12,678,204 B2Medos International Sarl
- Power control arrangements for surgical instruments and batteries23 Jun 2026US 12,661,096 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Arm attachment for retractor and retractor blades23 Jun 2026US 12,661,099 B2VB Spine US Opco LLC
- Surgical instruments including manual and powered system lockouts26 May 2026US 12,636,006 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Instrument connection systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294457 A1ECA Medical Instruments
- Arm Attachment For Retractor And Retractor Blades17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272440 A1VB Spine LLC
- Surgical instrument having a blocking means20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240561 A1Aesculap AG
- Surgical instrument having a blocking means20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240562 A1
- Ergonomic forceps tool25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174454 A1AlloSource
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
- Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissue2,528US 5,289,963 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Adjustable angle medical forceps2,198US 5,209,747 A1993
- Surgical staple for attaching an object to body tissue2,124US 5,366,479 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994