A61B 2017/07257
Characterised by its anvil
Official title: {characterised by its anvil}
A61B2017/07257 (Characterised by its anvil) appears on 2,754 US grants and 3,294 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,754
- Published applications
- 3,294
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 1,377
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2012 | 42 | 133 |
| 2013 | 59 | 111 |
| 2014 | 76 | 115 |
| 2015 | 63 | 147 |
| 2016 | 88 | 124 |
| 2017 | 137 | 226 |
| 2018 | 97 | 236 |
| 2019 | 207 | 353 |
| 2020 | 243 | 331 |
| 2021 | 286 | 294 |
| 2022 | 325 | 381 |
| 2023 | 341 | 236 |
| 2024 | 328 | 162 |
| 2025 | 209 | 173 |
| 2026 | 105 | 78 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical stapler and suturing method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,716 B2Olympus Corporation
- Tissue monitoring electrosurgical instruments and methods of using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,761 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc.
- Power pack for activating surgical instruments and providing user feedback22 Sep 2026US 12,740,782 B2RevMedica, Inc.
- Reloadable cartridge assembly22 Sep 2026US D1,149,037 S1Lexington Medical, Inc. · Design
- Surgical stapling instrument15 Sep 2026US 12,733,930 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306097 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Adapter assemblies for surgical device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306098 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical stapling device with articulating tool assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306099 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical stapling instruments and control systems for such instruments24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283613 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Fastener cartridge comprising non-uniform fasteners24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283616 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapler instrument3,334US 5,465,895 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Surgical instrument having recording capabilities3,034US 7,845,537 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument2,893US 5,205,459 AEthicon, Inc. · 1993
- Surgical stapler instrument2,870US 5,597,107 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997