A61B 2017/2939
Details of linkages or pivot points
Official title: {Details of linkages or pivot points}
A61B2017/2939 (Details of linkages or pivot points) appears on 1,199 US grants and 1,205 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
- 288
- Inventors
- 1,528
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 64 | 50 |
| 2026 | 34 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque25 Aug 2026US 12,714,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,394 B2Riverfield Inc.
- Tip protector for a surgical instrument, assembly and method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,473 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices18 Aug 2026US 12,712,326 B2Cilag GbmH International
- Methods for controlling a surgical stapler11 Aug 2026US 12,702,412 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical end effector assemblies such as for use in surgical robotic systems and methods of manufacturing the same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263102 A1Covidien LP
- Surgical instrument with swiveling end effector and method of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248525 A1Tag Dream Medical Ltd.
- Medical instruments for performing minimally-invasive procedures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215796 A1Lumendi Ltd.
- Jaw assembly and surgical instrument using same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198951 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Devices and methods for occluding the left atrial appendage25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174441 A1AtriCure, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity3,169US 5,792,135 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 1998
- Articulated surgical instrument with improved jaw closure mechanism2,979US 5,820,009 ARichard-Allan Medical Industries, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical stapling instrument having articulation joint support plates for supporting a firing bar2,836US 6,964,363 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2005
- Surgical stapler2,795US 7,225,964 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2007
- Surgical cutting instrument with improved closure system2,680US 7,588,176 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009