A61B 2017/320097
With stapling means
Official title: {with stapling means}
A61B2017/320097 (With stapling means) appears on 327 US grants and 424 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 327
- Published applications
- 424
- Assignees
- 15
- Inventors
- 237
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 18 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 |
| 2014 | 9 | 36 |
| 2015 | 9 | 19 |
| 2016 | 20 | 29 |
| 2017 | 22 | 31 |
| 2018 | 20 | 27 |
| 2019 | 28 | 73 |
| 2020 | 26 | 13 |
| 2021 | 30 | 39 |
| 2022 | 25 | 33 |
| 2023 | 41 | 14 |
| 2024 | 39 | 12 |
| 2025 | 19 | 30 |
| 2026 | 9 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument22 Sep 2026US 12,740,801 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Motor speed control circuits for surgical systems7 Jul 2026US 12,672,765 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Power control arrangements for surgical instruments and batteries23 Jun 2026US 12,661,096 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Method of operating a surgical instrument28 Apr 2026US 12,611,211 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Electronic lockout selections for a surgical system17 Mar 2026US 12,575,831 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Method of operating a surgical instrument13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232313 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Method for smart energy device infrastructure23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108134 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Method of compressing tissue within a stapling device and simultaneously displaying the location of the tissue within the jaws2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090735 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Surgical instruments with flexible firing member actuator constraint arrangements27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359867 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Robotically-controlled end effector20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352203 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems2,881US 8,573,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Ultrasonic hemostatic and cutting instrument2,775US 6,004,335 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Robotically-controlled disposable motor-driven loading unit2,372US 8,752,749 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Robotically-controlled motorized surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems having variable actuation speeds2,342US 8,602,288 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013