A61B 2017/00353
One mechanical instrument performing multiple functions
Official title: {one mechanical instrument performing multiple functions, e.g. cutting and grasping}
A61B2017/00353 (One mechanical instrument performing multiple functions) appears on 787 US grants and 895 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Device and method for scar subcision4 Aug 2026US 12,697,132 B2Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
- Surgical cutting instrument for robotic surgery and method28 Jul 2026US 12,690,883 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- Systems and methods for leaflet folding17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272449 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Robotically-controlled surgical instruments2,521US 8,820,605 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ2,256US 6,126,058 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Multifunctional tool and method for minimally invasive surgery2,207US 7,208,005 B2The Penn State Research Foundation · 2007