A61B 2017/00464
For use with different instruments
Official title: {for use with different instruments}
A61B2017/00464 (For use with different instruments) appears on 1,269 US grants and 1,498 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque25 Aug 2026US 12,714,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Locking connection systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294410 A1ECA Medical Instruments
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- Arm Attachment For Retractor And Retractor Blades17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272440 A1VB Spine LLC
- Systems and methods for identification, mode-setting, and/or tracking of surgical instruments27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248491 A1Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments3,211US 6,443,973 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2002
- Surgical stapler3,095US 6,032,849 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 2000
- Surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues2,929US 5,467,911 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities2,760US 6,716,233 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2004
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks2,751US 6,231,565 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2001