A61B 2018/1422
Hook
Official title: {Hook}
A61B2018/1422 (Hook) appears on 211 US grants and 290 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 211
- Published applications
- 290
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 510
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 19 |
| 2016 | 9 | 25 |
| 2017 | 10 | 15 |
| 2018 | 17 | 15 |
| 2019 | 12 | 19 |
| 2020 | 11 | 23 |
| 2021 | 13 | 23 |
| 2022 | 16 | 17 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Valve leaflet resection device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,765 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Bi-polar surgical instrument1 Sep 2026US 12,721,671 B2Stryker Corporation
- Arthroscopic devices and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,453 B2RELIGN Corporation
- Monopolar L-hook electrode with varied cross-sections26 May 2026US 12,636,065 B2Covidien LP
- Deployment mechanism for surgical instruments20 Jan 2026US 12,527,617 B2Covidien LP
- Multifunction surgical instruments such as for use in surgical robotic systems20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240588 A1Covidien LP
- Supporting discharge device and method for surgery thereof6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224241 A1Vigeon Technology Co., Ltd.
- Articulating Multifunction Surgical Instruments Such as For Use in Surgical Robotic Systems16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198952 A1Covidien LP
- Microinvasive surgery device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114858 A1University of Basel
- Catheter assembly and related methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115412 A1Excision Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bipolar electrosurgical hook probe for cutting and coagulating tissue2,146US 6,808,525 B2Gyrus Medical Limited · 2004
- Surgical tool having electrocautery energy supply conductor with inhibited current leakage1,858US 7,083,615 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2006
- Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods1,803US 6,953,461 B2TissueLink Medical, Inc. · 2005
- Articulating surgical device1,597US 8,801,752 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Articulating surgical device1,364US 8,968,355 B2Covidien LP · 2015