A61B 17/3494
With safety means for protection against accidental cutting or pricking
Official title: {with safety means for protection against accidental cutting or pricking, e.g. limiting insertion depth, pressure sensors (for the peridural space A61B17/3401)}
A61B17/3494 (With safety means for protection against accidental cutting or pricking) appears on 1,075 US grants and 1,152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,075
- Published applications
- 1,152
- Assignees
- 440
- Inventors
- 1,782
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 15 |
| 2003 | 12 | 22 |
| 2004 | 13 | 28 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 8 | 41 |
| 2007 | 13 | 29 |
| 2008 | 8 | 33 |
| 2009 | 9 | 26 |
| 2010 | 25 | 42 |
| 2011 | 25 | 38 |
| 2012 | 29 | 32 |
| 2013 | 37 | 50 |
| 2014 | 32 | 51 |
| 2015 | 41 | 61 |
| 2016 | 42 | 50 |
| 2017 | 34 | 57 |
| 2018 | 42 | 41 |
| 2019 | 43 | 71 |
| 2020 | 49 | 75 |
| 2021 | 47 | 84 |
| 2022 | 58 | 89 |
| 2023 | 56 | 52 |
| 2024 | 60 | 46 |
| 2025 | 50 | 61 |
| 2026 | 34 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Single-penetration sheath for minimally invasive medical procedures1 Sep 2026US 12,721,652 B1
- Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set1 Sep 2026US 12,723,474 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Cannula with sensors to measure patient bodywall forces25 Aug 2026US 12,714,460 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Cardiac transseptal instruments, assemblies, and method of use of the same18 Aug 2026US 12,708,354 B2Pressure Products Medical Supplies, Inc.
- Tip protector for a surgical instrument, assembly and method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,473 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308990 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Guides and tools for multi-portal spine procedures, and associated systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294471 A1Amplify Surgical, Inc.
- Safety trocar assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294478 A1
- Cerebrospinal fluid shunt1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295224 A1Azygos Vascular, Inc.
- Biopsy device and method of performing a biopsy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283603 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit2,068US 5,339,799 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Method for using a trocar for penetration and skin incision1,831US 6,017,356 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2000
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Tool member cover and cover deployment device1,694US 8,579,937 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Retrograde tissue splitter and method1,605US 5,449,355 AValleylab, Inc. · 1995