A61B 2017/2923
Toothed members
Official title: {Toothed members, e.g. rack and pinion}
A61B2017/2923 (Toothed members) appears on 1,468 US grants and 1,600 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,468
- Published applications
- 1,600
- Assignees
- 224
- Inventors
- 1,207
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13 |
| 2005 | 5 | 44 |
| 2006 | 14 | 25 |
| 2007 | 11 | 17 |
| 2008 | 19 | 37 |
| 2009 | 24 | 33 |
| 2010 | 18 | 49 |
| 2011 | 35 | 61 |
| 2012 | 48 | 112 |
| 2013 | 56 | 98 |
| 2014 | 68 | 117 |
| 2015 | 74 | 97 |
| 2016 | 102 | 115 |
| 2017 | 94 | 132 |
| 2018 | 84 | 96 |
| 2019 | 133 | 148 |
| 2020 | 91 | 91 |
| 2021 | 113 | 73 |
| 2022 | 91 | 88 |
| 2023 | 94 | 52 |
| 2024 | 83 | 40 |
| 2025 | 54 | 32 |
| 2026 | 22 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Powered surgical stapling device with end effector articulation6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224219 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical system having interchangeable tool tips and methods of use thereof7 May 2026US 2026/0123950 A1Symphera GmbH
- End tool of surgical instrument, and surgical instrument comprising same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114870 A1Livsmed Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing3,405US 7,380,695 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapler instrument3,334US 5,465,895 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1995
- Surgical stapling apparatus3,191US 5,865,361 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1999
- Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same3,125US 7,644,848 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010