A61B 17/32093
For skin incisions
Official title: {for skin incisions}
A61B17/32093 (For skin incisions) appears on 440 US grants and 524 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 440
- Published applications
- 524
- Assignees
- 182
- Inventors
- 638
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 32 |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 34 |
| 2007 | 10 | 35 |
| 2008 | 10 | 28 |
| 2009 | 11 | 23 |
| 2010 | 18 | 16 |
| 2011 | 23 | 12 |
| 2012 | 29 | 21 |
| 2013 | 21 | 25 |
| 2014 | 27 | 23 |
| 2015 | 16 | 24 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 |
| 2017 | 17 | 24 |
| 2018 | 8 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 24 |
| 2020 | 25 | 35 |
| 2021 | 19 | 21 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 19 | 22 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 |
| 2026 | 12 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical template and method of use8 Sep 2026US 12,727,908 B2
- Drilling tool, systems, and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,634 B2Mazor Robotics Ltd.
- Systems for improving the appearance of tissue11 Aug 2026US 12,702,473 B2Revelle Aesthetics, Inc.
- System and method for preliminary registration11 Aug 2026US 12,702,491 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Methods and devices for skin tightening11 Aug 2026US 12,702,595 B2Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for tissue grafting17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272500 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- Systems and methods for treating scars9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191557 A1
- Chest tube inserter for chest tube insertion and drug injection, and kit including same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174464 A1Seoul National University Hospital
- Cellulite treatment system and methods21 May 2026US 2026/0137419 A1
- Methods and apparatuses for skin treatment using non-thermal tissue ablation23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108270 A1Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapling method1,638US 5,263,973 A1993
- Tissue penetration device1,208US 7,025,774 B2Pelikan Technologies, Inc. · 2006
- Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue956US 7,547,287 B2Pelikan Technologies, Inc. · 2009
- Sampling module device and method756US 7,041,068 B2Pelikan Technologies, Inc. · 2006
- Device for causing a pinprick to obtain and to test a drop of blood729US 4,469,110 A1984