A61B 2017/2905
Flexible
Official title: {flexible}
A61B2017/2905 (Flexible) appears on 1,554 US grants and 1,594 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,554
- Published applications
- 1,594
- Assignees
- 382
- Inventors
- 1,781
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 13 |
| 2002 | 25 | 46 |
| 2003 | 38 | 54 |
| 2004 | 41 | 82 |
| 2005 | 28 | 92 |
| 2006 | 38 | 57 |
| 2007 | 26 | 82 |
| 2008 | 26 | 100 |
| 2009 | 33 | 84 |
| 2010 | 78 | 93 |
| 2011 | 53 | 83 |
| 2012 | 74 | 87 |
| 2013 | 88 | 80 |
| 2014 | 93 | 70 |
| 2015 | 75 | 59 |
| 2016 | 62 | 65 |
| 2017 | 62 | 63 |
| 2018 | 40 | 53 |
| 2019 | 63 | 63 |
| 2020 | 65 | 52 |
| 2021 | 48 | 51 |
| 2022 | 46 | 59 |
| 2023 | 44 | 38 |
| 2024 | 48 | 24 |
| 2025 | 39 | 24 |
| 2026 | 15 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Articulation joint having an inner guide8 Sep 2026US 12,727,901 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,394 B2Riverfield Inc.
- Braided hemostasis shaft for improved torsional response7 Jul 2026US 12,672,863 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicator instruments with inverted handles and triggers, curved shafts, and visible orientation indicia16 Jun 2026US 12,653,529 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical method16 Jun 2026US 12,653,565 B2
- Articulable tube assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294459 A1
- Surgical instrument24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283637 A1
- Medical instruments for performing minimally-invasive procedures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215796 A1Lumendi Ltd.
- Methods and devices for manipulating and fastening tissue23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207195 A1Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Bending structure and surgical tool using same9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191550 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical instrument3,312US 5,632,432 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means3,306US 5,383,880 AEthicon, Inc. · 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