A61B 17/30
Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers without pivotal connections
Official title: Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers {without pivotal connections (for holding suture needles or materials A61B17/0483)}
A61B17/30 (Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers without pivotal connections) appears on 2,846 US grants and 3,234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,846
- Published applications
- 3,234
- Assignees
- 982
- Inventors
- 4,447
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 69 | 0 |
| 1999 | 86 | 0 |
| 2000 | 73 | 0 |
| 2001 | 64 | 24 |
| 2002 | 67 | 107 |
| 2003 | 70 | 107 |
| 2004 | 53 | 151 |
| 2005 | 55 | 116 |
| 2006 | 60 | 125 |
| 2007 | 55 | 153 |
| 2008 | 36 | 138 |
| 2009 | 55 | 108 |
| 2010 | 86 | 151 |
| 2011 | 89 | 105 |
| 2012 | 96 | 135 |
| 2013 | 98 | 128 |
| 2014 | 98 | 147 |
| 2015 | 106 | 127 |
| 2016 | 96 | 140 |
| 2017 | 105 | 135 |
| 2018 | 95 | 132 |
| 2019 | 123 | 171 |
| 2020 | 132 | 134 |
| 2021 | 115 | 148 |
| 2022 | 110 | 122 |
| 2023 | 123 | 122 |
| 2024 | 108 | 135 |
| 2025 | 101 | 113 |
| 2026 | 50 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tympanic membrane therapeutic device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,103 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Surgical device for controlled anchoring in the intestine15 Sep 2026US 12,733,932 B2
- Gastric sizing systems including instruments for use in bariatric surgery1 Sep 2026US 12,721,742 B2Boehringer Laboratories, Inc.
- Acoustic tweezer1 Sep 2026US 12,721,987 B2Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Ultrasound probe with an integrated needle assembly and a computer program product, a method and a system for providing a path for inserting a needle of the ultrasound probe25 Aug 2026US 12,714,388 B2Dandelion Technologies LLC
- Left atrial appendage manipulation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294418 A1Append Medical Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for tissue grafting17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272500 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- Insertion tool for an eye disease treatment device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272713 A1Avisi Technologies, Inc.
- Ophthalmological Patient Interface17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272715 A1Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
- Systems and methods for a manually-actuated fastener delivery device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263073 A1Dignity Health
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease2,708US 5,571,116 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Non-invasive apparatus for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease2,452US 5,897,562 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999
- System for endoscopic suturing2,229US 6,997,931 B2LSI Solutions, Inc. · 2006
- Devices and methods for treating e.g. urinary stress incontinence2,153US 6,517,566 B1Surgical Connections, Inc. · 2003
- Approximating apparatus for surgical jaw structure2,099US 5,358,506 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994