A61B 17/44
Obstetrical forceps
A61B17/44 (Obstetrical forceps) appears on 110 US grants and 92 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 110
- Published applications
- 92
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 186
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fetal vacuum extractor having compact, versatile control handle and related methods of manufacture and use thereof4 Aug 2026US 12,697,141 B2Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
- Device for assistance in female labor and methods of using same7 Jul 2026US 12,672,898 B2
- Clamp and cable24 Mar 2026US 12,582,428 B2Brook Orthopaedics Ltd
- Fetal intrauterine positioning fixation device and system thereof24 Mar 2026US 12,582,443 B2Xiamen Brana Design Co., Ltd.
- Single port instruments2 Dec 2025US 12,484,921 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Device for extracting elements from a cavity and method of operation21 May 2026US 2026/0137423 A1Maternal Newborn Health Innovations, Pbc
- Obstetrician assistance device and method to operate the same26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083477 A1
- Single port instruments5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060710 A1Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for immobilizing an exteriorized uterus18 Dec 2025US 2025/0380966 A1
- Devices and methods for treating shoulder dystocia9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312067 A1Fetalease Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Obstetrical vacuum extractor cup with force measuring capabilities466US 6,361,542 B1Prism Enterprises, Inc. · 2002
- Obstetrical vacuum extractor cup with soft molded lip132US 5,935,136 APristech, Inc. · 1999
- Manipulable vacuum extractor for childbirth and method of using the same108US 5,019,086 A1991
- Surgical lift method and apparatus107US 5,545,123 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Canned vacuum87US 8,512,301 B22013