A61B 17/4241
Instruments for manoeuvring or retracting the uterus
Official title: {Instruments for manoeuvring or retracting the uterus, e.g. during laparoscopic surgery}
A61B17/4241 (Instruments for manoeuvring or retracting the uterus) appears on 340 US grants and 389 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 340
- Published applications
- 389
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 585
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 13 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 14 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 | 15 |
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| 2019 | 10 | 29 |
| 2020 | 16 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 | 36 |
| 2022 | 17 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 27 |
| 2024 | 24 | 20 |
| 2025 | 21 | 17 |
| 2026 | 14 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cervical control systems and cervical control devices6 Oct 2026US 12,751,738 B2Novocuff, Inc.
- Robotically controlled uterine manipulator22 Sep 2026US 12,740,809 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Uterine manipulator18 Aug 2026US 12,708,404 B2Conmed Corporation
- System and method for controlling a surgical robotic system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,459 B2Covidien LP
- Methods for using cervical control systems and cervical control devices4 Aug 2026US 12,697,140 B2Novocuff, Inc.
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Medical robotic systems and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272510 A1Meditrina, Inc.
- Uterine manipulator with cutting head17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272511 A1Freyja Healthcare, LLC
- Patient-specific remote center of motion for robotic surgical system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248572 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Uterine manipulator13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232353 A1FundacióN Para El Fomento De La InvestigacióN Sanitaria Y BioméDica De La Comunitat Valenciana
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vaginal manipulator head with tissue index and head extender837US 8,690,893 B2Coloplast A/S · 2014
- Uterine manipulator and manipulator tip assembly561US 5,487,377 AClinical Innovation Associates, Inc. · 1996
- Medical device introduction system including medical introducer having a plurality of access ports and methods of performing medical procedures with same383US 6,234,958 B1Medical Access Systems, LLC · 2001
- Apparatus and method for accessing and manipulating the uterus331US 5,935,098 AConceptus, Inc. · 1999
- Multifunctional devices for use in endoscopic surgical procedures and methods-therefor324US 5,374,261 A1994