A61B 2017/0042
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: with special provisions for gripping
Official title: {with special provisions for gripping}
A61B2017/0042 (Surgical instruments, devices or methods: with special provisions for gripping) appears on 2,439 US grants and 3,153 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 910
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2017/00424ErgonomicIndexing code999
- A61B 2017/00455Orientation indicatorsIndexing code442
- A61B 2017/00438Connectable to a fingerIndexing code310
- A61B 2017/00429With a roughened portionIndexing code221
- A61B 2017/00442Connectable to wrist or forearmIndexing code76
- A61B 2017/00446For use only by lefthanded or only by righthanded personsIndexing code56
Recent patents
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- Access ports for use with surgical robots29 Sep 2026US 12,746,035 B2Conmed Corporation
- Ultrasonic scalpel handle, ultrasonic scalpel and ultrasonic scalpel system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,803 B2Ensurge Medical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Nasal Delivery Tools, Systems, and Methods of Use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306136 A1Stryker Corporation
- Device for vessel support and harvesting1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294412 A1LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Multifunctional detachable oral retractor for orthodontic treatment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294420 A1Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Loader Tubing for Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Delivery System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294437 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Calibrated power-driven surgical cutting device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294469 A1The Spectranetics Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Lockout arrangement for a surgical stapler2,547US 7,832,612 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Robotically-controlled surgical instruments2,521US 8,820,605 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Apparatus for applying two-part surgical fasteners2,468US 5,253,793 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1993
- Arcuate apparatus for applying two-part surgical fasteners2,398US 5,156,315 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1992