A61B 17/3211
Surgical scalpels, knives
Official title: Surgical scalpels, knives; Accessories therefor
A61B17/3211 (Surgical scalpels, knives) appears on 1,402 US grants and 1,433 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,402
- Published applications
- 1,433
- Assignees
- 588
- Inventors
- 2,239
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | 39 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7 |
| 2002 | 17 | 27 |
| 2003 | 18 | 42 |
| 2004 | 17 | 58 |
| 2005 | 22 | 52 |
| 2006 | 29 | 55 |
| 2007 | 18 | 40 |
| 2008 | 16 | 40 |
| 2009 | 12 | 37 |
| 2010 | 24 | 61 |
| 2011 | 29 | 40 |
| 2012 | 32 | 53 |
| 2013 | 43 | 59 |
| 2014 | 37 | 55 |
| 2015 | 59 | 68 |
| 2016 | 40 | 71 |
| 2017 | 55 | 96 |
| 2018 | 43 | 70 |
| 2019 | 74 | 69 |
| 2020 | 72 | 81 |
| 2021 | 48 | 68 |
| 2022 | 58 | 60 |
| 2023 | 58 | 57 |
| 2024 | 63 | 67 |
| 2025 | 65 | 57 |
| 2026 | 24 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2017/32113With extendable or retractable guard or bladeIndexing code418
- A61B 17/3213With detachable blades251
- A61B 17/3217Devices for removing or collecting used scalpel blades133
- A61B 17/3215Packages or dispensers for scalpel blades98
- A61B 2017/32116With means for improving the rigidity of the bladeIndexing code6
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Surgical apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,031 B2Linus Ventures LLC
- Knife housing designs for aligning a knife with a knife cavity29 Sep 2026US 12,746,033 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Ophthalmic knife and methods of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,156 B2New World Medical, Inc.
- Ultrasonic scalpel handle, ultrasonic scalpel and ultrasonic scalpel system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,803 B2Ensurge Medical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Skin treatment device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306124 A1DD Karma LLC d/b/a Dermaflash
- Aggregation and reporting of surgical hub data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306129 A1
- Guides and tools for multi-portal spine procedures, and associated systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294471 A1Amplify Surgical, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for improved spinal correction surgery implementing non-fusion anterior scoliosis correction techniques1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294481 A1
- Surgical blade instruments with condensable vapor delivery1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294506 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means3,306US 5,383,880 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Endoscopic instrument having a torsionally stiff drive shaft for applying fasteners to tissue3,200US 5,433,721 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical stapling system and method of applying staples from multiple staple cartridges2,865US 5,833,695 A1998
- Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means2,795US 5,667,517 AEthicon, Inc. · 1997
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks2,751US 6,231,565 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2001