A61B 2017/00287
Bags for minimally invasive surgery
Official title: {Bags for minimally invasive surgery}
A61B2017/00287 (Bags for minimally invasive surgery) appears on 661 US grants and 738 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 661
- Published applications
- 738
- Assignees
- 226
- Inventors
- 1,035
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for tissue containment and retrieval18 Aug 2026US 12,708,353 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Retrieve device and method for retrieving of tissue11 Aug 2026US 12,702,392 B2Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
- Device and method for extraction of tissue from a subject23 Jun 2026US 12,661,097 B2Alexandra Health Pte. Ltd.
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof26 May 2026US 12,636,028 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Laparoscopic tissue containment device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,226 B2Ark Surgical Ltd.
- Device and method for extraction of tissue from a subject8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306083 A1Alexandra Health Pte. Ltd.
- Laser debulking devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283691 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Specimen collector for robotic medical system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272577 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Laparoscopic tissue containment device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240566 A1Ark Surgical Ltd.
- Laparoscopic workspace device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224245 A1Ark Surgical Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical apparatus and method2,968US 6,264,086 B12001
- Method and apparatus for endolumenally resectioning tissue2,348US 5,868,760 A1999
- Interchangeable tools for surgical instruments2,056US 8,758,391 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Surgical apparatus and method1,898US 7,235,089 B1Boston Scientific Corporation · 2007
- Devices for enclosing, manipulating, debulking and removing tissue through minimal incisions1,708US 5,354,303 AEndomedix, Inc. · 1994