A61B 2017/2917
With flexible part
Official title: {with flexible part}
A61B2017/2917 (With flexible part) appears on 130 US grants and 145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 130
- Published applications
- 145
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Forceps including actuation limiting10 Mar 2026US 12,569,268 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Forceps motion transfer assembly3 Mar 2026US 12,564,415 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Forceps jaw activation3 Feb 2026US 12,539,131 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Medical manipulator13 Jan 2026US 12,521,137 B2Olympus Corporation
- Surgical instrument6 Jan 2026US 12,514,605 B2Livsmed Inc.
- Instrument for ophthalmic surgery23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207379 A1Moria SA
- Forceps motion transfer assembly4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151152 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Medical manipulator28 May 2026US 2026/0144563 A1Olympus Corporation
- Surgical instrument2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090817 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Parallel kinematic mechanisms with decoupled rotational motions26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053588 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems2,881US 8,573,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with a flexible rack2,453US 7,303,108 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2007
- Robotically-controlled disposable motor-driven loading unit2,372US 8,752,749 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Surgical stapling instrument with an anti-back up mechanism2,366US 7,604,150 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Surgical stapling instrument with a return mechanism2,054US 7,441,685 B1Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008