A61B 17/3423
Access ports
Official title: {Access ports, e.g. toroid shape introducers for instruments or hands (access sites for liquids A61M39/0247)}
A61B17/3423 (Access ports) appears on 2,645 US grants and 3,629 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,645
- Published applications
- 3,629
- Assignees
- 798
- Inventors
- 3,832
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 7 |
| 2002 | 20 | 41 |
| 2003 | 19 | 32 |
| 2004 | 15 | 47 |
| 2005 | 16 | 68 |
| 2006 | 18 | 61 |
| 2007 | 18 | 63 |
| 2008 | 13 | 83 |
| 2009 | 21 | 81 |
| 2010 | 44 | 139 |
| 2011 | 60 | 171 |
| 2012 | 93 | 154 |
| 2013 | 105 | 157 |
| 2014 | 144 | 176 |
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| 2018 | 119 | 199 |
| 2019 | 187 | 247 |
| 2020 | 180 | 248 |
| 2021 | 183 | 291 |
| 2022 | 169 | 200 |
| 2023 | 205 | 181 |
| 2024 | 204 | 153 |
| 2025 | 169 | 145 |
| 2026 | 81 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tool driver with reaction torque sensor for use in robotic surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,780 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Access ports for use with surgical robots29 Sep 2026US 12,746,035 B2Conmed Corporation
- Wireless endoscope22 Sep 2026US 12,740,689 B2Treble Innovations, LLC
- Lighted surgical access system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,694 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Laparoscope drive system, laparoscope installation detection method, and surgical robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305932 A1Ronovo (Shanghai) Medical Science and Technology Ltd.
- Handheld Penetrative Devices for Treating Pleural Conditions, and Related Methods and Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306130 A1Creare Inc.
- Trocar for cleaning medical devices therein8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306134 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical systems including visualization assemblies with integrated irrigation and instrument guides1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294229 A1Amplify Surgical, Inc.
- Expandable surgical access port1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294473 A1Vycor Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access1,818US 5,810,721 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Circular stapler introducer with rigid distal end portion1,806US 8,622,275 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Circular stapler introducer with rigid cap assembly configured for easy removal1,705US 8,353,438 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Circular stapler introducer with radially-openable distal end portion1,696US 8,353,439 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery1,637US 6,346,077 B1Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. · 2002