A61B 2017/0688
Packages or dispensers for surgical staplers
Official title: {Packages or dispensers for surgical staplers}
A61B2017/0688 (Packages or dispensers for surgical staplers) appears on 485 US grants and 592 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 485
- Published applications
- 592
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 412
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 38 | 13 |
| 2025 | 20 | 13 |
| 2026 | 11 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Compression staple insertion kit1 Sep 2026US 12,721,628 B2Tyber Medical LLC
- Bone staple, instrument and method of use and manufacturing25 Aug 2026US 12,714,422 B2
- Method for authenticating the compatibility of a staple cartridge with a surgical instrument18 Aug 2026US 12,708,367 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Rigid sterile barrier11 Aug 2026US 12,702,408 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical staple implant kit21 Jul 2026US 12,685,529 B2In2Bones USA, LLC
- Orthopedic staple and related instruments18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165706 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Surgical Staple Implant System4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151128 A1In2Bones USA, LLC
- Rigid sterile barrier2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090802 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Method for authenticating the compatibility of a staple cartridge with a surgical instrument26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053501 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Robotically-controlled end effector20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352203 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-mechanical surgical instrument with closure system and anvil alignment components2,963US 7,464,849 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapler2,888US 5,782,396 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1998
- Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems2,881US 8,573,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Robotically-controlled cable-based surgical end effectors2,844US 8,800,838 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Surgical stapling device2,610US 7,159,750 B2Tyco Healtcare Group LP · 2007