A61B 2017/00407
Ratchet means
Official title: {Ratchet means}
A61B2017/00407 (Ratchet means) appears on 1,328 US grants and 1,691 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,328
- Published applications
- 1,691
- Assignees
- 385
- Inventors
- 2,115
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 23 |
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| 2012 | 20 | 38 |
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| 2018 | 83 | 149 |
| 2019 | 130 | 196 |
| 2020 | 159 | 137 |
| 2021 | 130 | 124 |
| 2022 | 131 | 127 |
| 2023 | 120 | 113 |
| 2024 | 108 | 99 |
| 2025 | 111 | 82 |
| 2026 | 55 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for draining cerebrospinal fluid22 Sep 2026US 12,740,805 B2The Penn State Research Foundation
- Surgical access device including anchor with ratchet mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,806 B2Covidien LP
- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments15 Sep 2026US 12,733,931 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Retractor for surgical procedures25 Aug 2026US 12,714,411 B2Alphatec Spine, Inc.
- Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque25 Aug 2026US 12,714,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Powered stapling device with manual override mechanism8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306096 A1Covidien LP
- Rod reducer ratchet lock-out mechanism8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306146 A1Highridge Medical, LLC
- Instrument connection systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294457 A1ECA Medical Instruments
- Counter-torque driver tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295781 A1C-Torq, LLC
- Surgical Drill System With Telescoping Member24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283625 A1Stryker Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapler3,095US 6,032,849 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 2000
- Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand2,601US 7,819,298 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical device2,405US 8,241,322 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012
- Apparatus for applying surgical clips2,078US 5,833,696 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1998
- Articulating endoscopic surgical clip applier2,051US 8,403,945 B2Covidien LP · 2013