A61B 2018/146
Scissors
Official title: {Scissors}
A61B2018/146 (Scissors) appears on 334 US grants and 322 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 334
- Published applications
- 322
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 511
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 15 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 | 15 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17 |
| 2018 | 11 | 13 |
| 2019 | 15 | 49 |
| 2020 | 11 | 25 |
| 2021 | 28 | 22 |
| 2022 | 16 | 20 |
| 2023 | 20 | 14 |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 18 | 17 |
| 2026 | 13 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Replaceable surgical scissor blades for surgical instruments6 Oct 2026US 12,751,734 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,052 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Medical connecting device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,250 B2Micro-Tech (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
- Bipolar scissor vessel sealer force limiting mechanism18 Aug 2026US 12,708,428 B2Conmed Corporation
- Scissor style vessel sealer7 Jul 2026US 12,672,909 B2Conmed Corporation
- Multi-functional surgical cautery device, system and method of use27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248548 A1Z Surgical LLC
- Surgical end effector assemblies and surgical instruments for energy-based tissue cutting20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240589 A1Covidien LP
- Laceration system and device, and methods for laceration9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191580 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Technologies for segmented electrodes for energy-based surgical instruments2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183047 A1
- Surgical system having interchangeable tool tips and methods of use thereof7 May 2026US 2026/0123950 A1Symphera GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laparoscopic surgical instrument2,610US 5,496,317 AGyrus Medical Limited · 1996
- Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with replaceable electrodes2,299US 6,050,996 ASherwood Services AG · 2000
- Robotic tool with monopolar electro-surgical scissors2,278US 6,994,708 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2006
- Combination bipolar scissors and forceps instrument1,931US 5,342,381 AEverest Medical Corporation · 1994
- Robotic tool with monopolar electro-surgical scissors1,846US 7,306,597 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2007