A61B 2018/1457
Having opposing blades cutting tissue grasped by the jaws, i.e. combined scissors
Official title: {having opposing blades cutting tissue grasped by the jaws, i.e. combined scissors and pliers}
A61B2018/1457 (Having opposing blades cutting tissue grasped by the jaws, i.e. combined scissors) appears on 182 US grants and 218 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Combination bipolar scissors and forceps instrument1,931US 5,342,381 AEverest Medical Corporation · 1994
- Multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument1,111US 5,456,684 AHutchinson Technology Incorporated · 1995
- Electrosurgical midline clamping scissors1,099US 8,475,454 B12013
- Laparoscopic forceps assembly1,021US 9,216,030 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc. · 2015
- Multifunctional instrument with interchangeable operating units for performing endoscopic procedures1,016US 5,665,100 A1997