A61B 2017/303
With four or more legs
Official title: {with four or more legs}
A61B2017/303 (With four or more legs) appears on 86 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 86
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 134
- Latest grant
- 18 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials18 Nov 2025US 12,471,975 B2Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials13 Aug 2024US 12,059,188 B2Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Combination forceps3 Oct 2023US 11,771,418 B2
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials15 Aug 2023US 11,723,706 B2Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials16 Aug 2022US 11,413,082 B2Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041470 A1Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials31 Oct 2024US 2024/0358423 A1Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials19 Oct 2023US 2023/0329766 A1Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for deploying sheet-like materials24 Nov 2022US 2022/0370110 A1Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Combination Forceps7 Jul 2022US 2022/0211366 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic instrument having articulating element2,023US 5,501,654 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Observation assisting forceps1,293US 4,909,789 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian body1,255US 6,447,523 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue1,126US 5,526,822 ABiopsys Medical, Inc. · 1996
- Multifunctional instrument with interchangeable operating units for performing endoscopic procedures1,016US 5,665,100 A1997