A61B 17/2909
Handles
Official title: {Handles}
A61B17/2909 (Handles) appears on 4,001 US grants and 4,305 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,001
- Published applications
- 4,305
- Assignees
- 748
- Inventors
- 4,057
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 64 | 0 |
| 1995 | 63 | 0 |
| 1996 | 68 | 0 |
| 1997 | 79 | 0 |
| 1998 | 100 | 0 |
| 1999 | 77 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 15 |
| 2002 | 37 | 64 |
| 2003 | 48 | 55 |
| 2004 | 35 | 80 |
| 2005 | 22 | 104 |
| 2006 | 51 | 97 |
| 2007 | 34 | 96 |
| 2008 | 39 | 117 |
| 2009 | 59 | 110 |
| 2010 | 71 | 124 |
| 2011 | 79 | 161 |
| 2012 | 111 | 256 |
| 2013 | 135 | 200 |
| 2014 | 172 | 229 |
| 2015 | 168 | 224 |
| 2016 | 216 | 254 |
| 2017 | 223 | 288 |
| 2018 | 179 | 224 |
| 2019 | 264 | 346 |
| 2020 | 260 | 294 |
| 2021 | 256 | 212 |
| 2022 | 227 | 225 |
| 2023 | 214 | 159 |
| 2024 | 214 | 140 |
| 2025 | 183 | 141 |
| 2026 | 87 | 90 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Thermal mechanism to prevent reprocessing or reuse of mechanical surgical devices29 Sep 2026US 12,745,993 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Medical device handle assemblies and methods of using the same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,025 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Apparatus and method of connection of attachments to a holder29 Sep 2026US 12,746,026 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Endoscopic cutting forceps with jaw clamp lever latching mechanism29 Sep 2026US 12,748,452 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Grip for a needle driver and methods of manufacture and use thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,740,780 B2Ergosurgical Group Corp.
- Surgical instrument24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283636 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Suturing forceps and method of suturing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272448 A1
- Surgical instrument17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272490 A1
- Forceps construction, surgical instrument and surgical instrument comprising such forceps construction17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272491 A1EFI Holding B.V.
- Surgical instruments with compliant mechanism design17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272492 A1Innovative Delta Technology, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing3,405US 7,380,695 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapler instrument3,334US 5,465,895 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical instrument3,312US 5,632,432 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical stapling apparatus3,191US 5,865,361 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999