A61B 2018/1462
Tweezers
Official title: {Tweezers}
A61B2018/1462 (Tweezers) appears on 168 US grants and 232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 168
- Published applications
- 232
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 307
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 14 |
| 2015 | 2 | 16 |
| 2016 | 10 | 20 |
| 2017 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 8 | 22 |
| 2020 | 17 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 13 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bipolar forceps6 Oct 2026US 12,751,756 B2Kogent Surgical, LLC
- Electrosurgical system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,052 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Surgical instrument for minimally invasive surgery18 Aug 2026US 12,708,393 B2Sutter Medizintechnik GmbH
- Forceps including a double biased handle latch14 Jul 2026US 12,678,217 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Motion sensing electrosurgical devices26 May 2026US 12,636,063 B2Covidien LP
- Multi-functional surgical cautery device, system and method of use27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248548 A1Z Surgical LLC
- Electrosurgical implement27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248553 A1GForce Concepts Limited
- Neurosurgical Methods And Systems For Detecting And Removing Tumorous Tissue2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182840 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Electrosurgical instrument having transponder, transponder communications system and production method2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090863 A1
- Connecting Device and Monopolar Cable For Monopolar and Bipolar Operable Surgical Instruments, Surgical Instrument and Surgical System18 Dec 2025US 2025/0380979 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-surgical forceps having recessed irrigation channel1,610US 6,228,084 B1Kirwan Surgical Products, Inc. · 2001
- Electrosurgical forceps933US 5,891,142 AEggers & Associates, LLC · 1999
- Bonding of soft biological tissues by passing high frequency electric current therethrough810US 6,562,037 B22003
- Bipolar instrument with multi-coated electrodes529US 5,843,080 AMegadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 1998
- Cooled electrosurgical forceps446US 7,235,073 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2007