A61B 2017/292
Connection of actuating rod to handle
Official title: {connection of actuating rod to handle, e.g. ball end in recess}
A61B2017/292 (Connection of actuating rod to handle) appears on 635 US grants and 617 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Forceps motion transfer assembly4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151152 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Coupling device and handle device for a surgical instrument, surgical instrument and method for assembly and method for disassembly of the surgical instrument4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151153 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
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