A61B 17/285
Combined with cutting implements
Official title: combined with cutting implements
A61B17/285 (Combined with cutting implements) appears on 363 US grants and 442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 363
- Published applications
- 442
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 493
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 47 |
| 2013 | 11 | 21 |
| 2014 | 16 | 20 |
| 2015 | 37 | 33 |
| 2016 | 25 | 31 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 |
| 2018 | 20 | 28 |
| 2019 | 21 | 49 |
| 2020 | 23 | 47 |
| 2021 | 44 | 29 |
| 2022 | 24 | 9 |
| 2023 | 33 | 21 |
| 2024 | 23 | 22 |
| 2025 | 22 | 12 |
| 2026 | 13 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- End effector assembly, instrument, system, and method facilitating testing and/or calibration of a surgical instrument15 Sep 2026US 12,733,950 B2Covidien LP
- Articulation joint having an inner guide8 Sep 2026US 12,727,901 B2Cilag GmbH International
- System and method for force or torque limit compensation25 Aug 2026US 12,714,532 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Device and method for scar subcision4 Aug 2026US 12,697,132 B2Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
- Surgical cutting instrument for robotic surgery and method28 Jul 2026US 12,690,883 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- System and method for reducing blade exposures11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157798 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Forceps motion transfer assembly4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151152 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Actuation mechanisms for surgical instruments and surgical instruments incorporating the same7 May 2026US 2026/0123983 A1Covidien LP
- Method for smart energy device infrastructure23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108134 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Robotic surgical system with knife drive mechanism19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076702 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument having a feedback system2,578US 8,708,213 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Bipolar or ultrasonic surgical device2,316US 8,292,888 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012
- Surgical device2,065US 8,016,855 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2011
- Hand held surgical handle assembly, surgical adapters for use between surgical handle assembly and surgical end effectors, and methods of use1,861US 8,968,276 B2Covidien LP · 2015
- Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedback1,840US 9,161,803 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015