A61B 2017/00402
Piezo electric actuators
Official title: {Piezo electric actuators}
A61B2017/00402 (Piezo electric actuators) appears on 327 US grants and 452 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 327
- Published applications
- 452
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 601
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 12 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 30 |
| 2016 | 15 | 25 |
| 2017 | 7 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 34 |
| 2019 | 25 | 51 |
| 2020 | 19 | 37 |
| 2021 | 35 | 44 |
| 2022 | 31 | 48 |
| 2023 | 32 | 25 |
| 2024 | 41 | 33 |
| 2025 | 45 | 28 |
| 2026 | 18 | 13 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Instrument feeding device and use of a spindle device in an instrument feeding device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,646 B2Isys Medizintechnik GmbH
- Surgical instruments with electrical connectors for power transmission across sterile barrier25 Aug 2026US 12,714,425 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Ultrasonic surgical instrument with a mid-shaft closure system and related methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,455 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque25 Aug 2026US 12,714,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Operable implant11 Aug 2026US 12,702,752 B2
- Methods and features for coupling ultrasonic surgical instrument components together17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272496 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Ophthalmic surgical systems and handpieces6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224401 A1Alcon Inc.
- Medical system and method of use30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215802 A1
- Surgical stapling systems including a timer for the firing motion11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157756 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Method for smart energy device infrastructure23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108134 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steerable surgical stapler2,255US 7,832,611 B2The Invention Science Fund I, LLC · 2010
- Interactive displays1,824US 9,283,054 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Closure indicator systems for surgical instruments1,647US 9,445,813 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Gentle touch surgical stapler1,606US 7,810,691 B2The Invention Science Fund I, LLC · 2010
- Maneuverable surgical stapler1,498US 8,172,120 B2The Invention Science Fund I, LLC · 2012