A61B 2017/349
Trocar with thread on outside
Official title: {Trocar with thread on outside}
A61B2017/349 (Trocar with thread on outside) appears on 359 US grants and 363 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 359
- Published applications
- 363
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 691
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 14 | 11 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Anchored guide tubes for insertion and stabilization of devices in body wall, systems, and methods11 Aug 2026US 12,702,440 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Surgical devices for access to surgical sites28 Jul 2026US 12,690,853 B2Bala SundaraJAN
- Devices, systems, and methods for transseptal puncture10 Feb 2026US 12,544,092 B2Laminar, Inc.
- Tissue resection control systems and methods13 Jan 2026US 12,521,168 B2Prana Thoracic, Inc.
- Method for molding thin-walled spiral tube for use with endoscope4 Nov 2025US 12,458,212 B2Olympus Corporation
- Dynamic obturator system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232348 A1
- Catheter placement devices4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151157 A1Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Cranial access port system28 May 2026US 2026/0144974 A1Whisper Medical, Inc.
- Hands-free disposable cannula systems and devices providing 3d images for arthroscopic and endoscopic procedures12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041454 A1Earendel Medical Ltd.
- Wound retractor and diffuser22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020848 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery1,637US 6,346,077 B1Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Sheath introduction apparatus and method1,094US 7,896,897 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2011
- Surgical instruments for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery1,066US 6,036,641 ACardiothoracic System, Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for tissue connection1,062US 7,101,395 B2Mitral Interventions, Inc. · 2006
- Laparoscopic port assembly1,058US 8,888,695 B2Covidien LP · 2014