A61B 2017/2925
Pistol grips
Official title: {Pistol grips}
A61B2017/2925 (Pistol grips) appears on 535 US grants and 651 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 535
- Published applications
- 651
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 802
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2007 | 2 | 21 |
| 2008 | 9 | 27 |
| 2009 | 5 | 34 |
| 2010 | 10 | 16 |
| 2011 | 11 | 26 |
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| 2014 | 24 | 36 |
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| 2017 | 33 | 39 |
| 2018 | 31 | 25 |
| 2019 | 32 | 87 |
| 2020 | 44 | 54 |
| 2021 | 49 | 36 |
| 2022 | 54 | 31 |
| 2023 | 36 | 24 |
| 2024 | 31 | 23 |
| 2025 | 33 | 21 |
| 2026 | 14 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-function systems, apparatus and methods for approximating, ligating and fixating soft tissue15 Sep 2026US 12,733,922 B2Passer Stitch, LLC
- Forceps including a double biased handle latch14 Jul 2026US 12,678,217 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Surgical instruments including manual and powered system lockouts26 May 2026US 12,636,006 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Modular forceps26 May 2026US 12,636,031 B2
- Surgical instrument26 May 2026US 12,636,033 B2Livsmed Inc.
- Surgical instrument17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272490 A1
- Surgical instrument10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263103 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Multi-Barrel Drill Guide13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232329 A1Conmed Corporation
- Multi-Function Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Approximating, Ligating and Fixating Soft Tissue6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224214 A1Passer Stitch, LLC
- Electronic latch for electrosurgical instrument6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224278 A1
Most cited
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- Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with audible and visual feedback features2,769US 7,441,684 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Surgical stapling instrument with multistroke firing incorporating an anti-backup mechanism2,765US 6,959,852 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2005
- Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with adaptive user feedback2,705US 7,770,775 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand2,601US 7,819,298 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010