A61B 2017/00446
For use only by lefthanded or only by righthanded persons
Official title: {for use only by lefthanded or only by righthanded persons}
A61B2017/00446 (For use only by lefthanded or only by righthanded persons) appears on 56 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 56
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 116
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Integrated endoscopic ligament release device with dual handles17 Feb 2026US 12,551,229 B2Trice Medical, Inc.
- Surgical trays, instruments and methods for implanting a hip replacement prosthesis10 Feb 2026US 12,544,175 B2Hip Innovation Technology, LLC
- Surgical stapler with apparatus for adjusting staple height15 Apr 2025US 12,274,446 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Collapsible handle design for debriders4 Mar 2025US 12,239,339 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Surgical instrument with multi-function button10 Dec 2024US 12,161,356 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Integrated endoscopic ligament release device with dual handles18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165725 A1Trice Medical, Inc.
- Collapsible handle design for debriders22 May 2025US 2025/0160876 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Three dimensional medical imaging and interactions24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127588 A1Verb Surgical Inc.
- Surgical instrument with multi-function button13 Feb 2025US 2025/0049464 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Hand-held medical instrument26 Dec 2024US 2024/0423646 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lockout arrangement for a surgical stapler2,547US 7,832,612 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- 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
- Arcuate apparatus for applying two-part surgical fasteners2,214US 5,653,373 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1997
- Surgical stapling instrument with cutting member arrangement2,039US 7,905,381 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011