• 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: 292

10-year publication summary

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Principal owners for this class

Owner
All patents
This class
Medos International SARL
790
28
Stryker Corporation
5112
22
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
2667
12
Psip2 LLC
38
12
Trice Medical, Inc.
60
11
Arthrex, Inc.
1543
10
Nanosurgery Technology Corporation
10
9
Kunnskap Medical, LLC
10
9
Olympus Corporation
13080
8
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
917
8
Covidien LP
10671
7
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
655
7
Cannuflow, Inc.
65
6
Resnent, LLC
39
6
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC
2782
5
Relign Corporation
104
5
Kaliber Labs Inc.
28
5
VB Spine US OpCo LLC
532
4
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
10549
3
A.M. Surgical, Inc.
80
3
Other owners 112