A61B 2018/0225
Using an instrument for clamping tissue
Official title: {using an instrument for clamping tissue, e.g. forceps}
A61B2018/0225 (Using an instrument for clamping tissue) appears on 128 US grants and 168 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 168
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 142
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 13 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 | 18 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
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