A61B 2017/320084
Irrigation sleeves
Official title: {Irrigation sleeves}
A61B2017/320084 (Irrigation sleeves) appears on 580 US grants and 550 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 580
- Published applications
- 550
- Assignees
- 155
- Inventors
- 722
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2004 | 11 | 32 |
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| 2023 | 38 | 21 |
| 2024 | 33 | 30 |
| 2025 | 32 | 22 |
| 2026 | 17 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Shielding features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument15 Sep 2026US 12,734,375 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Atherectomy catheter and system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,645 B2Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices18 Aug 2026US 12,712,326 B2Cilag GbmH International
- Endoscopic treatment device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,434 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Robotic cataract surgery using focused ultrasound11 Aug 2026US 12,702,590 B2Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Medical ultrasonic scalpel, medical ultrasonic scalpel system, and robot-assisted ultrasonic scalpel system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306123 A1Smtp Medical Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasonic Surgical System27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248528 A1Stryker Corporation
- Ultrasonic Surgical Irrigation Sleeve And Related Assemblies16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198958 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Ultrasonic surgical handpiece21 May 2026US 2026/0137413 A1Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Pulse Control For Ultrasonic Tool Systems14 May 2026US 2026/0130687 A1Stryker Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Integrated system for powered surgical tools2,165US 6,017,354 AStryker Corporation · 2000
- Apparatus for providing enhanced tissue fragmentation and/or hemostasis2,150US 5,015,227 AValleylab, Inc. · 1991
- Ultrasound treatment system1,971US 6,056,735 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Ultrasonic surgical handpiece and an energy initiator1,970US 5,421,829 AValleylab, Inc. · 1995
- Powered surgical handpiece with removable control switch1,906US 6,752,816 B2Stryker Corporation · 2004