A61B 2017/00305
Constructional details of the flexible means
Official title: {Constructional details of the flexible means}
A61B2017/00305 (Constructional details of the flexible means) appears on 1,964 US grants and 2,743 published applications in this corpus.
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Recent patents
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,703 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Ultrasonic hypotube devices for treatment of CTOs and stenotic lesions29 Sep 2026US 12,746,019 B2Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Medical device handle assemblies and methods of using the same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,025 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument22 Sep 2026US 12,740,801 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,841 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Orbital Atherectomy Device with Exchangeable Burr System and Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306127 A1Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG
- Catheters, systems, and methods for bypassing an occlusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306797 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage occlusion device delivery systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294416 A1Covidien LP
- Left atrial appendage occlusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294417 A1Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulating end effector having a curved blade1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294465 A1Cilag GmbH International
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- Surgical instrument3,312US 5,632,432 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism3,243US 7,380,696 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Endoscopic instrument having a torsionally stiff drive shaft for applying fasteners to tissue3,200US 5,433,721 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Intravascular stapler, and method of operating same2,980US 5,042,707 A1991