A61B 46/17
Closed at the distal end
Official title: closed at the distal end
A61B46/17 (Closed at the distal end) appears on 69 US grants and 97 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 69
- Published applications
- 97
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 214
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems, devices, and methods for multi-modal imaging and analysis2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302309 A1Moleculight Inc.
- Resilient Drape Assemblies With Guides For Use With Surgical Robots8 May 2025US 2025/0143827 A1Mobius Imaging, LLC
- Protective cover installation and removal tool, systems, and methods8 May 2025US 2025/0143829 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circular stapler introducer with rigid distal end portion1,806US 8,622,275 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Circular stapler introducer with rigid cap assembly configured for easy removal1,705US 8,353,438 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Circular stapler introducer with radially-openable distal end portion1,696US 8,353,439 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Tissue thickness compensators for circular surgical staplers1,494US 9,364,233 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Devices and methods for introducing a surgical circular stapling instrument into a patient1,453US 8,899,466 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014