A61B 2017/2911
Rings
Official title: {rings}
A61B2017/2911 (Rings) appears on 242 US grants and 293 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 242
- Published applications
- 293
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 400
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 17 |
| 2012 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 | 18 | 15 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 30 |
| 2020 | 8 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 19 | 16 |
| 2025 | 16 | 14 |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Braided hemostasis shaft for improved torsional response7 Jul 2026US 12,672,863 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Surgical instrument26 May 2026US 12,636,033 B2Livsmed Inc.
- Handle for a surgical instrument26 May 2026US 12,636,070 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Endoscope treatment tool, endoscope device, and treatment method17 Mar 2026US 12,575,847 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Mechanically operated device17 Feb 2026US 12,551,228 B2
- Surgical instrument24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283636 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Surgical instrument10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263103 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Click lock handle for over the scope clip (otsc)27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248492 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Handles for medical devices, medical devices, methods for operating medical devices30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215797 A1Hainan Junleming Pharmaceutical Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Medical articulation devices and methods of using the same7 May 2026US 2026/0123949 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force2,449US 5,489,058 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1996
- Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force2,336US 5,586,711 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force2,296US 5,535,935 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force2,123US 5,816,471 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1998
- Ultrasonic surgical instruments1,701US 8,430,898 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013