A61B 2017/07214
Stapler heads
Official title: {Stapler heads}
A61B2017/07214 (Stapler heads) appears on 5,536 US grants and 6,251 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2017/07271Characterised by its cartridgeIndexing code3,296
- A61B 2017/07257Characterised by its anvilIndexing code2,754
- A61B 2017/07285Characterised by its cutterIndexing code2,670
- A61B 2017/07278Characterised by its sled or its staple holderIndexing code2,308
- A61B 2017/07228Arrangement of the staplesIndexing code1,025
- A61B 2017/0725With settable gap between anvil and cartridgeIndexing code758
- A61B 2017/07242Achieving different staple heights during the same shotIndexing code724
- A61B 2017/07235Containing different staplesIndexing code704
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- Adapter assemblies for surgical device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306098 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical stapling device with articulating tool assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306099 A1Covidien LP
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By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
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- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
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