A61B 2017/00991
Telescopic means
Official title: {Telescopic means}
A61B2017/00991 (Telescopic means) appears on 772 US grants and 1,059 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 772
- Published applications
- 1,059
- Assignees
- 382
- Inventors
- 1,601
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 13 |
| 2009 | 3 | 18 |
| 2010 | 4 | 18 |
| 2011 | 5 | 28 |
| 2012 | 16 | 27 |
| 2013 | 31 | 29 |
| 2014 | 21 | 27 |
| 2015 | 15 | 67 |
| 2016 | 33 | 39 |
| 2017 | 45 | 75 |
| 2018 | 46 | 85 |
| 2019 | 49 | 67 |
| 2020 | 79 | 89 |
| 2021 | 65 | 93 |
| 2022 | 71 | 90 |
| 2023 | 69 | 76 |
| 2024 | 73 | 76 |
| 2025 | 83 | 75 |
| 2026 | 44 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,703 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Smoke evacuation tube and telescopic smoke evacuation scalpel6 Oct 2026US 12,751,760 B2Zhejiang Shuyou Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Tool driver with reaction torque sensor for use in robotic surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,780 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Electrosurgical device and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,053 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool15 Sep 2026US 12,733,962 B2Orthofix S.r. L.
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Surgical Drill System With Telescoping Member24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283625 A1Stryker Corporation
- Trocar/cannula assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263112 A1Ceramox LLC
- System and method for altering growth of bones10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263115 A1Orthopediatrics Canada ULC
- Catheters with telescoping cutting tool and aspiration13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232343 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tissue thickness compensators for circular surgical staplers1,494US 9,364,233 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- End effector layer including holding features1,407US 9,358,005 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Layered tissue thickness compensator1,325US 9,332,974 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Depth controllable and measurable medical driver devices and methods of use1,243US 8,894,654 B2Smart Medical Devices, Inc. · 2014
- Surgical instrument including housing, a cutting accessory that extends from the housing and actuators that establish the position of the cutting accessory relative to the housing1,181US 9,707,043 B2Stryker Corporation · 2017