A61B 2017/00681
Aspects not otherwise provided for
Official title: {Aspects not otherwise provided for}
A61B2017/00681 (Aspects not otherwise provided for) appears on 6,128 US grants and 7,791 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 6,128
- Published applications
- 7,791
- Assignees
- 1,668
- Inventors
- 8,453
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 516 | 444 |
| 2025 | 475 | 400 |
| 2026 | 222 | 206 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2017/00734Battery operatedIndexing code3,316
- A61B 2017/00725Calibration or performance testingIndexing code1,087
- A61B 2017/00685Archimedes screwIndexing code717
- A61B 2017/00694With means correcting for movement of or for synchronisation with the bodyIndexing code674
- A61B 2017/00738Part of the tool being offset with respect to a main axisIndexing code414
- A61B 2017/00707Dummies, phantomsIndexing code312
- A61B 2017/0069With universal joint, cardan jointIndexing code146
- A61B 2017/0073With means for minimising or preventing pain during treatmentIndexing code33
Recent patents
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,703 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Adaptive positioning technology29 Sep 2026US 12,746,067 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Power pack for activating surgical instruments and providing user feedback22 Sep 2026US 12,740,782 B2RevMedica, Inc.
- Power control circuit for powered surgical stapler22 Sep 2026US 12,740,786 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Venous valve apparatuses and methods for controlling blood flow22 Sep 2026US 12,740,788 B2
- Hybrid registration method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305972 A1Covidien LP
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Calibrated power-driven surgical cutting device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294469 A1The Spectranetics Corporation
- Spatiotemporal autocalibration of multi-segment robotic medical instruments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294565 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Removable handle device for one or more endoluminal accessories24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283605 A1Endovision Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means3,306US 5,383,880 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Motor-driven surgical cutting fastening instrument with tactile position feedback3,211US 7,422,139 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same3,125US 7,644,848 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Self-contained powered surgical apparatus3,063US 5,779,130 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1998
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010