A61B 2017/0225
Flexible
Official title: {flexible, e.g. fabrics, meshes, or membranes}
A61B2017/0225 (Flexible) appears on 640 US grants and 881 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 640
- Published applications
- 881
- Assignees
- 245
- Inventors
- 1,122
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 29 |
| 2011 | 14 | 29 |
| 2012 | 15 | 47 |
| 2013 | 23 | 50 |
| 2014 | 39 | 49 |
| 2015 | 62 | 86 |
| 2016 | 56 | 70 |
| 2017 | 44 | 60 |
| 2018 | 31 | 53 |
| 2019 | 62 | 74 |
| 2020 | 53 | 68 |
| 2021 | 47 | 41 |
| 2022 | 48 | 40 |
| 2023 | 24 | 33 |
| 2024 | 39 | 38 |
| 2025 | 30 | 27 |
| 2026 | 14 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device and method for providing a volume in a lumen6 Oct 2026US 12,751,705 B2Nanyang Technological University
- Retractor systems, devices, and methods for use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,784 B2Levita Magnetics International Corp.
- Malleable retractor1 Sep 2026US 12,721,612 B2Illumix Surgical
- Systems and methods for tissue containment and retrieval18 Aug 2026US 12,708,353 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Fixating means between a mesh and mesh deployment means especially useful for hernia repair surgeries and methods thereof16 Jun 2026US 12,653,658 B2Davol Inc.
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Adjustable Traction Device for Endoscopic Medical Procedures24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283608 A1
- Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283666 A1
- Laparoscopic workspace device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224245 A1Ark Surgical Ltd.
- High shape-retention retractor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215767 A1Ozk Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument guide device1,574US 7,842,028 B2Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical circular stapler with tissue retention arrangements1,570US 8,801,735 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Transwall visualization arrangements and methods for surgical circular staplers1,514US 8,672,207 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Modular tool heads for use with circular surgical instruments1,503US 8,827,903 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Circular stapling instruments with secondary cutting arrangements and methods of using same1,501US 8,801,734 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014