A61B 5/15019
Depth adjustment mechanism using movable stops located inside the piercing device housing
Official title: {Depth adjustment mechanism using movable stops located inside the piercing device housing and limiting the travel of the drive mechanism (mechanisms using distal end caps A61B5/150183, mechanisms at the piercing element carrier proximal end A61B5/150198)}
A61B5/15019 (Depth adjustment mechanism using movable stops located inside the piercing device housing) appears on 149 US grants and 182 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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