A61B 17/00491
Surgical glue applicators
Official title: {Surgical glue applicators}
A61B17/00491 (Surgical glue applicators) appears on 2,390 US grants and 2,876 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,390
- Published applications
- 2,876
- Assignees
- 823
- Inventors
- 3,445
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 64 | 31 |
| 2002 | 72 | 123 |
| 2003 | 91 | 106 |
| 2004 | 71 | 119 |
| 2005 | 51 | 119 |
| 2006 | 53 | 120 |
| 2007 | 47 | 93 |
| 2008 | 52 | 161 |
| 2009 | 39 | 122 |
| 2010 | 97 | 136 |
| 2011 | 89 | 135 |
| 2012 | 123 | 182 |
| 2013 | 129 | 142 |
| 2014 | 121 | 128 |
| 2015 | 132 | 146 |
| 2016 | 107 | 121 |
| 2017 | 106 | 131 |
| 2018 | 83 | 87 |
| 2019 | 109 | 87 |
| 2020 | 86 | 93 |
| 2021 | 80 | 124 |
| 2022 | 66 | 106 |
| 2023 | 67 | 64 |
| 2024 | 94 | 98 |
| 2025 | 74 | 66 |
| 2026 | 27 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Implantable neuroma formation preventing devices15 Sep 2026US 12,733,933 B2InNerve8 B.V.
- Left atrial appendage occlusion25 Aug 2026US 12,714,432 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Ultrasonic energy device which varies pressure applied by clamp arm to provide threshold control pressure at a cut progression location18 Aug 2026US 12,708,427 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices18 Aug 2026US 12,712,326 B2Cilag GbmH International
- Apparatus and method for sealing a vascular puncture11 Aug 2026US 12,702,397 B2Access Closure, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage occlusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294436 A1Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Using minimally invasive systems for hemostasis of tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283620 A1PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
- Mid-infrared laser-activated tissue sealing using biomaterials17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272434 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Adhesive applicator including novel applicator tip17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272435 A1Okapi Medical, LLC
- Hip joint device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256593 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument3,257US 5,624,452 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Electrosurgical stapling device3,188US 5,735,848 AEthicon, Inc. · 1998
- Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument2,896US 5,716,366 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Electro-mechanical surgical device2,708US 7,032,798 B2Power Medical Interventions, Inc. · 2006
- Gastrointestinal approximating and tissue attaching device2,671US 5,411,508 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 1995