A61B 2017/00818
Treatment of the gastro-intestinal system
Official title: {Treatment of the gastro-intestinal system}
A61B2017/00818 (Treatment of the gastro-intestinal system) appears on 1,715 US grants and 2,592 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,715
- Published applications
- 2,592
- Assignees
- 423
- Inventors
- 2,448
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 160 | 160 |
| 2025 | 137 | 127 |
| 2026 | 74 | 69 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,703 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Medical stapler and suturing method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,716 B2Olympus Corporation
- Implantable sphincter assistance device with deformable elements29 Sep 2026US 12,746,004 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical device for controlled anchoring in the intestine15 Sep 2026US 12,733,932 B2
- Tissue traction bands and methods for tissue traction1 Sep 2026US 12,721,616 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Tissue traction devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306089 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Repositionable over-the-scope clip17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272471 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263099 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Cholecystitis treatment via gallbladder occlusion or sealing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224346 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Medical system, operation method for medical system, and information storage medium30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215795 A1Olympus Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease2,708US 5,571,116 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Apparatus and method for resectioning gastro-esophageal tissue2,688US 6,835,199 B2Rex Medical, L. P. · 2004
- Non-invasive apparatus for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease2,452US 5,897,562 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999
- Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features2,424US 7,604,151 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Surgical stapling instruments having a releasable staple-forming pocket2,400US 7,438,209 B1Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008