A61B 17/320092
With additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue
Official title: {with additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue, e.g. with a pivoting jaw}
A61B17/320092 (With additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue) appears on 1,665 US grants and 2,276 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,665
- Published applications
- 2,276
- Assignees
- 147
- Inventors
- 1,362
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 13 | 17 |
| 2003 | 4 | 22 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 20 |
| 2007 | 4 | 24 |
| 2008 | 4 | 18 |
| 2009 | 8 | 60 |
| 2010 | 14 | 31 |
| 2011 | 13 | 54 |
| 2012 | 31 | 92 |
| 2013 | 52 | 70 |
| 2014 | 45 | 91 |
| 2015 | 62 | 105 |
| 2016 | 75 | 114 |
| 2017 | 76 | 191 |
| 2018 | 87 | 133 |
| 2019 | 130 | 256 |
| 2020 | 134 | 163 |
| 2021 | 146 | 187 |
| 2022 | 146 | 150 |
| 2023 | 180 | 131 |
| 2024 | 164 | 122 |
| 2025 | 152 | 125 |
| 2026 | 77 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Rotatable linear actuation mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,802 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Ultrasonic scalpel handle, ultrasonic scalpel and ultrasonic scalpel system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,803 B2Ensurge Medical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Oscillating surgical bone removal tool with angular displacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306125 A1Medtronic PS Medical, Inc.
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Technologies for rotating electrical contacts on surgical devices to deliver energy to tissue1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294463 A1
- System and method for controlled ultrasonic sealing and cutting1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294464 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulating end effector having a curved blade1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294465 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument3,961US 6,783,524 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems2,881US 8,573,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Ultrasonic hemostatic and cutting instrument2,775US 6,004,335 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Robotically-controlled disposable motor-driven loading unit2,372US 8,752,749 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014