A61B 2017/00907
For light
Official title: {for light}
A61B2017/00907 (For light) appears on 680 US grants and 966 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 680
- Published applications
- 966
- Assignees
- 341
- Inventors
- 1,476
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2018 | 42 | 73 |
| 2019 | 62 | 75 |
| 2020 | 68 | 84 |
| 2021 | 46 | 72 |
| 2022 | 52 | 75 |
| 2023 | 58 | 77 |
| 2024 | 51 | 54 |
| 2025 | 53 | 56 |
| 2026 | 26 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electrosurgical device and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,053 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- System and process for manufacturing laser marked elastomer components18 Aug 2026US 12,709,046 B2West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
- Minimally invasive no touch (MINT) procedure for harvesting the great saphenous vein (GSV), endoscopic asval technique and assisted pin stripping of superficial GSV, hydrodissection-based endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) system, venous hydrodissector, retractor and tip adapter for use with flexible cystosope and adapted cystoscope system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,391 B2Pjpg LLC
- Surgical vessel closing pressure device with pressure sensitive film11 Aug 2026US 12,702,404 B2Catheter Precision, Inc.
- Hemostatic device and hemostatic method11 Aug 2026US 12,702,427 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
- Device and method for treating dry eyes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306872 A1Lumenis Be Ltd.
- Hemostatic device and hemostatic method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294443 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Lighted surgical stapler17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272463 A1Endolumik, Inc.
- Expandable device for a body cavity27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249060 A1IP Holding Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable loading unit with firing indicator2,224US 7,810,692 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Coated surgical staples and an illuminated staple cartridge for a surgical stapling instrument1,931US 7,954,687 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2011
- Test device for a surgical tool1,752US 8,608,046 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- System and method for performing surgical procedures with a reusable instrument module1,223US 8,894,647 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures1,216US 5,797,960 A1998