A61B 2017/00371
Multiple actuation
Official title: {Multiple actuation, e.g. pushing of two buttons, or two working tips becoming operational}
A61B2017/00371 (Multiple actuation) appears on 338 US grants and 410 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 338
- Published applications
- 410
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 515
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 26 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 16 |
| 2012 | 5 | 21 |
| 2013 | 12 | 23 |
| 2014 | 18 | 11 |
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| 2016 | 19 | 33 |
| 2017 | 14 | 42 |
| 2018 | 21 | 18 |
| 2019 | 33 | 20 |
| 2020 | 31 | 29 |
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| 2022 | 25 | 19 |
| 2023 | 16 | 26 |
| 2024 | 21 | 15 |
| 2025 | 13 | 18 |
| 2026 | 19 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,031 B2Linus Ventures LLC
- Surgical implement for piercing tissue1 Sep 2026US 12,721,648 B2Ningbo No. 1 Hospital
- Apparatus and method for sealing a vascular puncture11 Aug 2026US 12,702,397 B2Access Closure, Inc.
- Surgical instrument and method and device for controlling its posture28 Jul 2026US 12,690,864 B2Livsmed Inc.
- Medical device inserters and processes of inserting and using medical devices19 May 2026US 12,629,173 B2Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
- Methods and devices for manipulating and fastening tissue23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207195 A1Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Surgical stapling systems including a timer for the firing motion11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157756 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Exclusion device beams and related methods11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157759 A1AtriCure, Inc.
- Steerable overtube assemblies for robotic surgical systems9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096862 A1EndoQuest Robotics, Inc.
- Exclusion device springs and related methods12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069283 A1AtriCure, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-mechanical surgical instrument with closure system and anvil alignment components2,963US 7,464,849 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapling device2,316US 6,817,508 B1Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2004
- Surgical stapling apparatus with interlockable firing system2,045US 7,866,527 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights2,042US 7,934,630 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Surgical stapling device with visual indicator2,033US 7,303,106 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2007