A61B 2017/2908
Multiple segments connected by articulations
Official title: {Multiple segments connected by articulations}
A61B2017/2908 (Multiple segments connected by articulations) appears on 568 US grants and 741 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 568
- Published applications
- 741
- Assignees
- 135
- Inventors
- 803
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 52 | 38 |
| 2024 | 44 | 33 |
| 2025 | 46 | 21 |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical tool end effectors with replaceable blades8 Sep 2026US 12,727,866 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical cutting instrument for robotic surgery and method28 Jul 2026US 12,690,883 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulating end effector having a curved blade7 Jul 2026US 12,672,891 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical method16 Jun 2026US 12,653,565 B2
- Apparatus for endoscopic procedures2 Jun 2026US 12,642,548 B2Covidien LP
- Articulable tube assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294459 A1
- Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulating end effector having a curved blade1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294465 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instrument24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283637 A1
- Medical instruments for performing minimally-invasive procedures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215796 A1Lumendi Ltd.
- Line-driven motion module and minimally invasive surgical forceps2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183011 A1Jingqin Zhizao (Suzhou) Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Selectively orientable implantable fastener cartridge2,602US 8,393,514 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand2,601US 7,819,298 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint2,495US 6,817,974 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Articulable ultrasonic surgical apparatus2,120US 6,063,098 A2000
- Articulating endoscopic surgical clip applier2,051US 8,403,945 B2Covidien LP · 2013