A61B 17/3217
Devices for removing or collecting used scalpel blades
A61B17/3217 (Devices for removing or collecting used scalpel blades) appears on 133 US grants and 74 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 133
- Published applications
- 74
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 199
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sharps blade ejector mechanism16 Jun 2026US 12,653,569 B2Nano Surgical, LLC
- Scalpel blade container5 May 2026US 12,616,497 B2Smartstream Pty Ltd.
- Systems and methods for monitoring sharps levels in secured sharps containers2 Dec 2025US 12,488,889 B2Smart Wave Technologies, Inc.
- Replaceable blade knife29 Jul 2025US 12,370,703 B2Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.
- Coupler for blades and handles12 Sep 2023US 11,752,615 B2Creative Edge Medical, LLC
- Sharps blade ejector mechanism4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151156 A1Nano Surgical, LLC
- A sharps dislodger19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047864 A1
- Waste container and method for using the same5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035174 A1FrostPharma AB
- A container11 Jul 2024US 2024/0225769 A1Multigate Medical Products Pty Ltd
- Scalpel blade container6 Jun 2024US 2024/0180587 A1Smartstream Pty Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical blade dispenser and disposal system for use during an operating procedure and method thereof958US 5,361,902 A1994
- Surgical blade dispenser905US 4,106,620 A1978
- Surgical scalpel with retractable guard297US 5,250,063 A1993
- Disposable scalpel with retractable blade202US 7,314,471 B2Trevor John Milton · 2008
- Extendable device for enclosing cutting surfaces of surgical instruments157US 5,702,369 A1997