A61M 39/1055
Rotating or swivel joints
Official title: {Rotating or swivel joints}
A61M39/1055 (Rotating or swivel joints) appears on 238 US grants and 276 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 238
- Published applications
- 276
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 523
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014 | 4 | 17 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 | 28 |
| 2017 | 17 | 22 |
| 2018 | 13 | 20 |
| 2019 | 29 | 24 |
| 2020 | 18 | 23 |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 |
| 2022 | 19 | 14 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 |
| 2024 | 13 | 19 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Apparatus and method for joining metal sleeve onto a tube7 Apr 2026US 12,594,411 B2Best Medical International, Inc.
- Connector coupling assembly2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183527 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Fluid communication path4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151611 A1Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Robotically powered surgical device with manually-actuatable reversing system22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020853 A1Cilag GmbH International
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument system including replaceable end effectors1,876US 9,226,751 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Surgical stapling instruments with rotary joint assemblies1,713US 9,364,230 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Robotically powered surgical device with manually-actuatable reversing system1,578US 9,408,606 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Surgical fastening apparatus with a rotary end effector drive shaft for selective engagement with a motorized drive system874US 10,258,333 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Surgical stapling device with rotary driven firing member764US 10,383,630 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019