A61B 2017/00707
Dummies, phantoms
Official title: {Dummies, phantoms; Devices simulating patient or parts of patient}
A61B2017/00707 (Dummies, phantoms) appears on 312 US grants and 396 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 312
- Published applications
- 396
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 893
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Suturing skill simulator and related systems and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,718,707 B2Clemson University Research Foundation
- Power pack for activating surgical instruments and providing user feedback18 Aug 2026US 12,708,363 B2RevMedica, Inc.
- Surgical trainer with mechanical feedback21 Jul 2026US 12,688,797 B2Texas Tech University System
- Total mesorectal excision surgical simulator23 Jun 2026US 12,664,914 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Accuracy system9 Jun 2026US 12,648,818 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Augmented reality guidance methods and systems for use with microscopes or endoscopes in surgical procedures6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224299 A1OnPoint Medical, Inc.
- Phantom and method for registration of a form-detecting instrument23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207157 A1
- Augmented reality guidance for surgical procedures16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203919 A1
- Control systems for surgical instruments9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191531 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Patient specific electrode array conditioning to reduce insertion forces28 May 2026US 2026/0144983 A1Med-El Elektromedizinische GeräTe GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drive train control arrangements for modular surgical instruments1,858US 9,351,727 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Control arrangements for a drive member of a surgical instrument1,849US 9,332,987 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Articulation control system for articulatable surgical instruments1,804US 9,351,726 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Test device for a surgical tool1,752US 8,608,046 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Control systems for surgical instruments1,603US 9,629,629 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgey, Inc. · 2017