- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosissurgeryidentification
- A61B 1/317 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor for introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes for bones or joints, e.g. osteoscopes, arthroscopes
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 1/317
Total number of patents in this class: 274
10-year publication summary
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26
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31
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35
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28
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31
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31
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39
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30
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Medos International SARL | 751 |
27 |
| Stryker Corporation | 4488 |
21 |
| Trice Medical, Inc. | 66 |
13 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2686 |
12 |
| Psip2 LLC | 41 |
12 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1306 |
9 |
| Kunnskap Medical, LLC | 10 |
9 |
| Olympus Corporation | 13267 |
8 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | 828 |
8 |
| Nanosurgery Technology Corporation | 9 |
8 |
| Covidien LP | 10660 |
7 |
| Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | 568 |
7 |
| Cannuflow, Inc. | 80 |
6 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2818 |
5 |
| Relign Corporation | 98 |
5 |
| Stryker European Operations Holdings, LLC | 970 |
5 |
| Kaliber Labs Inc. | 24 |
5 |
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 9547 |
3 |
| A.M. Surgical, Inc. | 80 |
3 |
| Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc. | 88 |
3 |
| Other owners | 98 |