A61B 5/15117
Comprising biased elements, resilient elements or a spring
Official title: {comprising biased elements, resilient elements or a spring, e.g. a helical spring, leaf spring, or elastic strap}
A61B5/15117 (Comprising biased elements, resilient elements or a spring) appears on 1,111 US grants and 1,375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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