A61B 17/295
Combined with cutting implements
Official title: combined with cutting implements
A61B17/295 (Combined with cutting implements) appears on 842 US grants and 1,044 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 842
- Published applications
- 1,044
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 1,135
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2011 | 7 | 43 |
| 2012 | 9 | 66 |
| 2013 | 30 | 42 |
| 2014 | 46 | 49 |
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| 2016 | 50 | 84 |
| 2017 | 45 | 73 |
| 2018 | 43 | 67 |
| 2019 | 68 | 122 |
| 2020 | 56 | 91 |
| 2021 | 85 | 71 |
| 2022 | 77 | 54 |
| 2023 | 71 | 46 |
| 2024 | 67 | 44 |
| 2025 | 55 | 36 |
| 2026 | 26 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- Knife housing designs for aligning a knife with a knife cavity29 Sep 2026US 12,746,033 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Endoscopic cutting forceps with jaw clamp lever latching mechanism29 Sep 2026US 12,748,452 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Robotic surgical system with instrument bailout and lockout features22 Sep 2026US 12,740,836 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Intraocular lens (iol) cutter for ophthalmic surgery and method of using same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294683 A1Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Hust
- Cutting mechanism with constant-force retraction and bailout17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272493 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instrument with swiveling end effector and method of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248525 A1Tag Dream Medical Ltd.
- Technologies for securing a tissue pad to a jaw clamp of an energy-based surgical instruments30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215798 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Multiple level thresholds to modify operation of powered surgical instruments30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215799 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic hemostatic and cutting instrument2,775US 6,004,335 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
- Selectively orientable implantable fastener cartridge2,602US 8,393,514 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical stapling instruments2,492US 7,753,245 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical instrument with wireless communication between a control unit of a robotic system and remote sensor2,233US 8,684,253 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014