A61B 18/1442
Probes having pivoting end effectors
Official title: {Probes having pivoting end effectors, e.g. forceps}
A61B18/1442 (Probes having pivoting end effectors) appears on 5,266 US grants and 6,444 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,266
- Published applications
- 6,444
- Assignees
- 644
- Inventors
- 4,396
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 14 |
| 2002 | 60 | 88 |
| 2003 | 58 | 98 |
| 2004 | 47 | 109 |
| 2005 | 49 | 108 |
| 2006 | 58 | 114 |
| 2007 | 58 | 121 |
| 2008 | 33 | 110 |
| 2009 | 55 | 171 |
| 2010 | 81 | 153 |
| 2011 | 113 | 239 |
| 2012 | 146 | 254 |
| 2013 | 173 | 252 |
| 2014 | 194 | 333 |
| 2015 | 290 | 363 |
| 2016 | 263 | 368 |
| 2017 | 289 | 426 |
| 2018 | 271 | 371 |
| 2019 | 319 | 545 |
| 2020 | 360 | 415 |
| 2021 | 362 | 426 |
| 2022 | 313 | 355 |
| 2023 | 350 | 291 |
| 2024 | 336 | 266 |
| 2025 | 298 | 264 |
| 2026 | 183 | 190 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Replaceable surgical scissor blades for surgical instruments6 Oct 2026US 12,751,734 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Hydro dissection and suction laparoscopic instruments and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,735 B2
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Tissue monitoring electrosurgical instruments and methods of using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,761 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,052 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument with adjustable energy modalities and method for limiting blade temperature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306159 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Hf instrument having a jaw part8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306164 A1
- System and method for controlled ultrasonic sealing and cutting1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294464 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Technologies for operating an energy-based surgical instrument based on time-dependent clamp pressure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294511 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Technologies for operating an energy-based surgical instrument based on a tissue fingerprint1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294512 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument3,257US 5,624,452 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Electrosurgical stapling device3,188US 5,735,848 AEthicon, Inc. · 1998
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device3,014US 5,810,811 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998