A61B 17/29
Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
A61B17/29 (Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery) appears on 11,982 US grants and 13,338 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 11,982
- Published applications
- 13,338
- Assignees
- 1,805
- Inventors
- 10,236
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 49 | 0 |
| 1993 | 69 | 0 |
| 1994 | 162 | 0 |
| 1995 | 155 | 0 |
| 1996 | 177 | 0 |
| 1997 | 197 | 0 |
| 1998 | 246 | 0 |
| 1999 | 199 | 0 |
| 2000 | 173 | 0 |
| 2001 | 135 | 59 |
| 2002 | 121 | 214 |
| 2003 | 159 | 241 |
| 2004 | 134 | 286 |
| 2005 | 106 | 373 |
| 2006 | 144 | 338 |
| 2007 | 125 | 355 |
| 2008 | 125 | 431 |
| 2009 | 176 | 386 |
| 2010 | 301 | 439 |
| 2011 | 293 | 519 |
| 2012 | 367 | 615 |
| 2013 | 454 | 615 |
| 2014 | 501 | 664 |
| 2015 | 526 | 614 |
| 2016 | 534 | 714 |
| 2017 | 598 | 763 |
| 2018 | 531 | 708 |
| 2019 | 705 | 967 |
| 2020 | 740 | 847 |
| 2021 | 718 | 727 |
| 2022 | 682 | 700 |
| 2023 | 672 | 533 |
| 2024 | 664 | 462 |
| 2025 | 583 | 493 |
| 2026 | 289 | 275 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical stapler and suturing method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,716 B2Olympus Corporation
- Surgical medical instrument and gripping device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,732 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Replaceable surgical scissor blades for surgical instruments6 Oct 2026US 12,751,734 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Hydro dissection and suction laparoscopic instruments and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,735 B2
- Valve leaflet resection device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,765 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical stapling device with articulating tool assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306099 A1Covidien LP
- Push-pull surgical instrument end effector actuation using flexible tension member8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306122 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Medical stapler and medical system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294411 A1Olympus Corporation
- Method and apparatus for passing suture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294426 A1Clauson Creative Engineering, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing3,405US 7,380,695 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapling and cutting device3,391US 7,404,508 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapler instrument3,334US 5,465,895 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1995