A61B 2017/2902
Characterized by features of the actuating rod
Official title: {characterized by features of the actuating rod}
A61B2017/2902 (Characterized by features of the actuating rod) appears on 1,235 US grants and 1,516 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,235
- Published applications
- 1,516
- Assignees
- 247
- Inventors
- 1,369
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 89 | 73 |
| 2025 | 82 | 70 |
| 2026 | 46 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Forceps device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,023 B2Riverfield Inc.
- Fluid management systems for robotic stapling and cutting systems8 Sep 2026US 12,727,884 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Cutting mechanism with constant-force retraction and bailout8 Sep 2026US 12,727,902 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Bearing assembly of a swash plate in a steering gear component and surgical instrument8 Sep 2026US 12,729,715 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque25 Aug 2026US 12,714,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Push-pull surgical instrument end effector actuation using flexible tension member8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306122 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Articulable tube assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294459 A1
- Surgical instrument24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283636 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Circularity systems and methods for high articulation surgical tools17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272489 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instrument17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272490 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Method for operating a surgical instrument2,913US 5,626,587 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a tapered firing bar for increased flexibility around the articulation joint2,903US 7,055,731 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2006
- Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems2,881US 8,573,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical instrument2,874US 5,564,615 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996