A61B 2017/00836
Corrosion-resistant
Official title: {corrosion-resistant (A61B2017/00853 takes precedence; preventing galvanic or electrolytic corrosion in prostheses A61F2210/0009)}
A61B2017/00836 (Corrosion-resistant) appears on 81 US grants and 140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 81
- Published applications
- 140
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 309
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 |
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| 2020 | 5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 |
| 2025 | 12 | 37 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Material combinations and processing methods for a surgical instrument7 Jul 2026US 12,672,871 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Splitable tissue-cutting devices, assemblies, and methods30 Jun 2026US 12,667,384 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Lung transplant retractor system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,516 B2
- Staple and driver for tendon stapling apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,653,530 B2KiriGenX, Inc.
- Tissue-removing cathether with flexible distal tip26 May 2026US 12,636,035 B2Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Staple and Driver for Tendon Stapling Apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294431 A1KiriGenX, Inc.
- Material combinations and processing methods for a surgical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294432 A1Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Surgical instrument cable coatings and systems and method for making the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232873 A1Covidien LP
- Interspinous implant insertion instrument with staggered path implant deployment mechanism6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224252 A1Spinal Simplicity, LLC
- Spring loaded locking and folding scalpel30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215809 A1Hawk Designs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Two-piece end-effectors for robotic surgical tools1,328US 7,935,130 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2011
- Surgical instrument including a lockout key330US 11,219,455 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2022
- Methods for two-piece end-effectors of robotic surgical tools202US 9,078,684 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- ASD closure device with self centering arm network75US 7,144,410 B2Cardia, Inc. · 2006
- Flexible catheter with a drive shaft72US 11,033,729 B2Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh · 2021