A61B 2017/320024
Morcellators
Official title: {Morcellators, e.g. having a hollow cutting tube with an annular cutter for morcellating and removing tissue}
A61B2017/320024 (Morcellators) appears on 338 US grants and 437 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 338
- Published applications
- 437
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 608
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Calibrated power-driven surgical cutting device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294469 A1The Spectranetics Corporation
- Noninvasive myectomy device and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272495 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Surgical Cutting Accessory With Malleable Tube Assembly3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256489 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapler with universal articulation and tissue pre-clamp2,322US 7,726,537 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2010
- Morcellator1,778US 5,569,284 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Automated biopsy device1,317US 4,461,305 A1984
- Surgical stapler with universal articulation and tissue pre-clamp708US 10,130,360 B2Covidien LP · 2018
- Surgical stapler with universal articulation and tissue pre-clamp504US 8,596,513 B2Covidien LP · 2013