A61B 2017/2937
With flexible part
Official title: {with flexible part}
A61B2017/2937 (With flexible part) appears on 527 US grants and 549 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 527
- Published applications
- 549
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 766
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 36 | 27 |
| 2024 | 44 | 21 |
| 2025 | 31 | 38 |
| 2026 | 13 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical instrument for minimally invasive surgery18 Aug 2026US 12,708,393 B2Sutter Medizintechnik GmbH
- Surgical device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,394 B2Riverfield Inc.
- Needle drivers and methods of manufacture and use thereof16 Jun 2026US 12,653,525 B2Ergosurgical Group Corp.
- Surgical instrument comprising a sealable interface2 Jun 2026US 12,642,524 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instrument comprising a closure lock26 May 2026US 12,636,007 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instrument2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183012 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Medical articulation devices and methods of using the same4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151122 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Axially-actuated micro-forceps with force-modulated jaws21 May 2026US 2026/0137408 A1EyeMacular Regeneration, Inc.
- End tool of surgical instrument, and surgical instrument comprising same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114870 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Surgical instrument capable of reverse drive16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102159 A1Livsmed Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapling instrument having articulation joint support plates for supporting a firing bar2,836US 6,964,363 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2005
- Surgical cutting instrument with improved closure system2,680US 7,588,176 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Endoscopic instrument with detachable end effector2,559US 5,792,165 A1998
- Powered articulatable surgical cutting and fastening instrument with flexible drive member2,484US 8,020,743 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2011
- Cable driven surgical stapling and cutting instrument with apparatus for preventing inadvertent cable disengagement2,474US 7,510,107 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009