A61D 1/00
Surgical instruments for veterinary use
A61D1/00 (Surgical instruments for veterinary use) appears on 445 US grants and 418 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61D- Granted patents
- 445
- Published applications
- 418
- Assignees
- 259
- Inventors
- 851
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13 |
| 2011 | 1 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 23 |
| 2015 | 5 | 13 |
| 2016 | 15 | 26 |
| 2017 | 13 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 | 28 |
| 2019 | 22 | 29 |
| 2020 | 14 | 26 |
| 2021 | 20 | 35 |
| 2022 | 21 | 28 |
| 2023 | 26 | 31 |
| 2024 | 22 | 18 |
| 2025 | 25 | 16 |
| 2026 | 16 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61D 1/02Trocars or cannulas for teats185
- A61D 1/06Castrating appliances49
- A61D 1/005Devices for trimming, cutting, cauterising beaks, spurs, or the like, of poultry30
- A61D 1/08Veterinary obstetrical instruments or devices18
- A61D 1/16Magnets for the stomach13
- A61D 1/04Cropping devices for tails or ears11
- A61D 1/12Instruments for removing foreign bodies from animals' throats, oesophagus or stomachs9
- A61D 1/10Embryotomic instruments5
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Recent patents
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- Device and method for handling poultry animals1 Sep 2026US 12,721,713 B2Big Dutchman International GmbH
- Devices, systems, and methods for automated dissection and processing of biological samples18 Aug 2026US 12,710,342 B2Seattle Children's Hospital
- Blood indicator panel2 Jun 2026US 12,644,880 B2Cypher Medical, LLC
- Method and system for ligating a body part19 May 2026US 12,629,152 B2No-Bull Enterprises LLC
- Tibial fixation plate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306234 A1Invictos LLC
- Device for gaseous fire extinction and gas-generating composition27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249117 A1Extinguishing Systems Limited Liability Company
- Poultry processing systems and methods30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215901 A1Nova-Tech Engineering, Inc.
- Expandable bone implant for veterinary orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic system and method for manufacturing the implant9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191631 A1In Life Vet SA
- Apparatus and Methods for Treating and Preventing Disease in Livestock9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191632 A1Centre for Dairy Intelligence Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Instrument for ligation and castration1,340US 5,190,560 A1993
- Process for fusing bone joints902US 4,501,269 AWashington State University Research Foundation · 1985
- Surgical method892US 4,006,747 AEthicon, Inc. · 1977
- Sliding suture anchor452US 6,699,263 B2Cook Incorporated · 2004
- Occlusion of tubular anatomical structures by energy application354US 6,599,256 B1Transurgical, Inc. · 2003