A61B 2017/305
Tweezer like handles with tubular extensions, inner slidable actuating members and distal
Official title: {Tweezer like handles with tubular extensions, inner slidable actuating members and distal tools, e.g. microsurgical instruments}
A61B2017/305 (Tweezer like handles with tubular extensions, inner slidable actuating members and distal) appears on 205 US grants and 278 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 278
- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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