Articulation mechanisms for robotic surgical tools
US-2024252025-A1 · Aug 1, 2024 · US
Scissors (for biopsy A61B10/02)
Scissors (for biopsy A61B10/02) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | A61B17/3201 |
| Official title | Scissors (for biopsy A61B10/02) |
| Display label | Scissors (for biopsy A61B10/02) |
| Total patents | 598 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 55 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2019 | 80 |
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2021 | 63 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2025 | 43 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Surgical cutting devices and methods that include a self-adjusting cutting blade
US-9526518-B2 · Dec 27, 2016 · US
Surgical instruments for blunt and sharp tissue dissection
US-2016354102-A1 · Dec 8, 2016 · US
Targeted illumination for surgical instrument
US-9510847-B2 · Dec 6, 2016 · US
Targeted illumination for surgical instrument
US-9510848-B2 · Dec 6, 2016 · US
Endoscopic instrument
US-9492188-B2 · Nov 15, 2016 · US
Aortic dissection septal cutting tool
US-2016317174-A1 · Nov 3, 2016 · US
Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods
US-9463001-B2 · Oct 11, 2016 · US
System and method for performing surgical procedures with a reusable instrument module
US-9456873-B2 · Oct 4, 2016 · US
Treatment method
US-2016249796-A1 · Sep 1, 2016 · US
Combo device-sealer-transcollator-cutter-disector-tissue manipulator
US-2016249974-A1 · Sep 1, 2016 · US
Multi-utility surgical instrument
US-2016228112-A1 · Aug 11, 2016 · US
Surgical clip applier with integrated cutter
US-2016213377-A1 · Jul 28, 2016 · US
Excisional devices and methods
US-2016206340-A1 · Jul 21, 2016 · US
Loader for Exchanging End Effectors in Vivo
US-2016206299-A1 · Jul 21, 2016 · US
Aortic dissection septal cutting tool
US-9387039-B2 · Jul 12, 2016 · US
Surgical instrument
US-2016166433-A1 · Jun 16, 2016 · US
Uterine fibroid tissue removal device
US-9339288-B2 · May 17, 2016 · US
Uterine fibroid tissue removal device
US-2016106454-A1 · Apr 21, 2016 · US
Excisional device distal working end actuation mechanism and method
US-2016089208-A1 · Mar 31, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A61B17/3201?
- CPC A61B17/3201 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Scissors (for biopsy A61B10/02).”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A61B17/3201 (Scissors (for biopsy A61B10/02))?
- Our database includes 598 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A61B17/3201 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 57 in 2024 vs 43 in 2025 (latest complete years).