A61B 2017/2941
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A61B2017/2941 (Toggle linkages) appears on 97 US grants and 124 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 97
- Published applications
- 124
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 115
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2019 | 4 | 18 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque25 Aug 2026US 12,714,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Method for communicating with surgical instrument systems7 Jul 2026US 12,672,922 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems16 Jun 2026US 12,653,628 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Valve leaflet resection device10 Feb 2026US 12,544,223 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Locking forceps7 Oct 2025US 12,433,574 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Medical device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151180 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Valve leaflet resection device14 May 2026US 2026/0130761 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Method for producing a surgical instrument comprising a smart electrical system20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352280 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Laparoscopic graspers and systems therefor5 Jun 2025US 2025/0176961 A1Levita Magnetics International Corp.
- Biopsy devices and related methods of use20 Feb 2025US 2025/0057516 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive displays1,824US 9,283,054 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Surgical stapler with an end effector support1,663US 8,096,459 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Closure indicator systems for surgical instruments1,647US 9,445,813 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Surgical instrument1,628US 5,709,706 AAesculap AG · 1998
- Surgical devices with close quarter articulation features1,557US 9,295,514 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016