A61B 2017/2948
Sealing means
Official title: {Sealing means, e.g. for sealing the interior from fluid entry}
A61B2017/2948 (Sealing means) appears on 209 US grants and 238 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method of connection of attachments to a holder29 Sep 2026US 12,746,026 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Robotic surgical instrument having fluidically sealed drive mechanism, and systems and methods thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,721,690 B1Distalmotion SA
- Endoscopic treatment device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,434 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Endoscope treatment tool, endoscope device, and treatment method17 Mar 2026US 12,575,847 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Forceps including actuation limiting10 Mar 2026US 12,569,268 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- System for characterization of tissue of a subject4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151084 A1Stichting IMEC Nederland
- Forceps motion transfer assembly4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151152 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Small vasculature clot pinching23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108265 A1Neuravi Limited
- Electrosurgical instrument and electrosurgical apparatus22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020898 A1Creo Medical Limited
- Medical systems, devices, and assemblies for the delivery of a fluid15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014329 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Linear stapling mechanism with cutting means2,976US 5,307,976 AEthicon, Inc. · 1994
- Linear stapling mechanism with cutting means2,691US 5,485,947 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Sealing means for endoscopic surgical anastomosis stapling instrument2,392US 5,533,661 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Linear stapling mechanism with cutting means2,375US 5,332,142 AEthicon, Inc. · 1994
- Electrosurgical apparatus1,982US 5,571,100 AGyrus Medical Limited · 1996