A61B 2017/00455
Orientation indicators
Official title: {Orientation indicators, e.g. recess on the handle}
A61B2017/00455 (Orientation indicators) appears on 442 US grants and 544 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 442
- Published applications
- 544
- Assignees
- 228
- Inventors
- 858
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 18 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 19 |
| 2009 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 15 |
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| 2014 | 13 | 28 |
| 2015 | 9 | 22 |
| 2016 | 14 | 29 |
| 2017 | 21 | 31 |
| 2018 | 23 | 37 |
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| 2024 | 37 | 31 |
| 2025 | 28 | 26 |
| 2026 | 18 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Surgical kit for minimally invasive spine surgery14 Jul 2026US 12,678,190 B2Fiagon GmbH
- Telemetry trial for digital implant14 Jul 2026US 12,678,300 B2Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Multifunctional detachable oral retractor for orthodontic treatment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294420 A1Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Calibrated power-driven surgical cutting device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294469 A1The Spectranetics Corporation
- Telemetry trial for digital implant3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256598 A1Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Devices and methods for diverting blood flow from a first vessel20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240542 A1LimFlow GmbH
- Steer mechanisms and independent tip rotation for catheters6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224850 A1
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