A61B 2017/07278
Characterised by its sled or its staple holder
Official title: {characterised by its sled or its staple holder}
A61B2017/07278 (Characterised by its sled or its staple holder) appears on 2,308 US grants and 2,731 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,308
- Published applications
- 2,731
- Assignees
- 113
- Inventors
- 1,023
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 11 | 29 |
| 2008 | 10 | 59 |
| 2009 | 20 | 23 |
| 2010 | 31 | 30 |
| 2011 | 31 | 49 |
| 2012 | 36 | 100 |
| 2013 | 53 | 130 |
| 2014 | 69 | 116 |
| 2015 | 73 | 141 |
| 2016 | 91 | 152 |
| 2017 | 142 | 228 |
| 2018 | 93 | 217 |
| 2019 | 214 | 283 |
| 2020 | 202 | 210 |
| 2021 | 233 | 200 |
| 2022 | 207 | 266 |
| 2023 | 238 | 134 |
| 2024 | 240 | 138 |
| 2025 | 160 | 131 |
| 2026 | 83 | 61 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical instrument with adjustable jaws29 Sep 2026US 12,746,003 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Systems and methods for machine learning control of a surgical device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,583 B2Covidien LP
- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments15 Sep 2026US 12,733,931 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical stapling instrument having a two-position lockout mechanism8 Sep 2026US 12,727,883 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Bone staple delivery devices, bone staples and methods of use thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,721,623 B2Primo Medical Group, 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
- Fastener cartridge comprising non-uniform fasteners24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283616 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Powered surgical instrument17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272453 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical stapler cartridge with support features17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272454 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapler instrument3,334US 5,465,895 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical instrument3,312US 5,632,432 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism3,243US 7,380,696 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments3,211US 6,443,973 B1Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2002