A61B 2017/320072
Working tips with special features
Official title: {Working tips with special features, e.g. extending parts}
A61B2017/320072 (Working tips with special features) appears on 1,031 US grants and 1,286 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Medical cutting devices with static components having temperature sensors and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306109 A1Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC
- Medical ultrasonic scalpel, medical ultrasonic scalpel system, and robot-assisted ultrasonic scalpel system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306123 A1Smtp Medical Co., Ltd.
- Skin treatment device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306124 A1DD Karma LLC d/b/a Dermaflash
- Oscillating surgical bone removal tool with angular displacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306125 A1Medtronic PS Medical, Inc.
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- Endoscopic electrosurgical apparatus2,415US 5,334,183 AValleylab, Inc. · 1994
- Ultrasound treatment system1,971US 6,056,735 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Endoscopic ultrasonic aspirators1,862US 4,750,902 ASonomed Technology, Inc. · 1988
- Flexible harmonic waveguides/blades for surgical instruments1,677US 9,095,367 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Improved ultrasonic knife1,519US 5,261,922 A1993