• All sections
  • A - Human necessities
  • A61B - Diagnosis; surgery; identification
  • 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. endoscopes; Illuminating 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: 249

10-year publication summary

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Principal owners for this class

Owner
All patents
This class
Medos International SARL
731
25
Stryker Corporation
3864
21
Psip2 LLC
44
13
Trice Medical, Inc.
65
12
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
2685
9
Olympus Corporation
13667
8
Arthrex, Inc.
1201
8
Nanosurgery Technology Corporation
9
8
Covidien LP
10647
6
Cannuflow, Inc.
71
6
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC
2880
5
Relign Corporation
97
5
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
750
5
Invuity, Inc.
163
4
Stryker European Holdings III LLC
672
4
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
488
4
Kaliber Labs Inc.
17
4
A.M. Surgical, Inc.
81
3
Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc.
88
3
Clearmind Biomedical, Inc.
18
3
Other owners 93