A61B 2017/0038
Simultaneous actuation of two tools by pushing one button or the like
Official title: {Simultaneous actuation of two tools by pushing one button or the like}
A61B2017/0038 (Simultaneous actuation of two tools by pushing one button or the like) appears on 79 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 79
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 142
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multiple implement operation and coordination using single actuator for medical devices21 Apr 2026US 12,605,154 B2Conmed Corporation
- Medical occluder delivery systems3 Mar 2026US 12,564,408 B2UniversitäT ZüRich
- Surgical stapling instrument23 Sep 2025US 12,419,637 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Myringotomy tool with multiple tool heads21 Jan 2025US 12,201,499 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Device for suture attachment for minimally invasive heart valve repair12 Nov 2024US 12,137,897 B2NeoChord, Inc.
- Electronic display providing position of a firing driver through a retraction stroke15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013855 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Mechanical workaround two-way footswitch for a surgical robotic system24 Jul 2025US 2025/0235275 A1Covidien LP
- Medical devices, components, and methods for reusable devices or components29 May 2025US 2025/0169804 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Device for suture attachment for minimally invasive heart valve repair23 Jan 2025US 2025/0025153 A1
- Multiple implement operation and coordination using single actuator for medical devices10 Oct 2024US 2024/0335192 A1Conmed Corporation
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 device1,634US 7,407,076 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2008
- Surgical instrument with trigger assembly for generating multiple actuation motions1,544US 8,789,741 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Apparatus for endoscopic procedures1,418US 9,364,220 B2Covidien LP · 2016