A61B 17/0467
Instruments for cutting sutures
Official title: {Instruments for cutting sutures (surgical cutting instruments A61B17/32)}
A61B17/0467 (Instruments for cutting sutures) appears on 802 US grants and 957 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 802
- Published applications
- 957
- Assignees
- 265
- Inventors
- 1,317
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 27 |
| 2003 | 14 | 25 |
| 2004 | 15 | 36 |
| 2005 | 5 | 26 |
| 2006 | 15 | 43 |
| 2007 | 5 | 34 |
| 2008 | 12 | 55 |
| 2009 | 11 | 41 |
| 2010 | 29 | 32 |
| 2011 | 32 | 28 |
| 2012 | 32 | 34 |
| 2013 | 38 | 42 |
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| 2015 | 32 | 37 |
| 2016 | 34 | 39 |
| 2017 | 37 | 32 |
| 2018 | 28 | 39 |
| 2019 | 35 | 65 |
| 2020 | 37 | 38 |
| 2021 | 43 | 49 |
| 2022 | 33 | 43 |
| 2023 | 31 | 37 |
| 2024 | 44 | 56 |
| 2025 | 37 | 40 |
| 2026 | 26 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical knot pusher29 Sep 2026US 12,746,002 B2Novelrad Ltd.
- Thread suturing endoscopic device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,619 B2Chairmonkey, S.L.
- Single-handed electrosurgical device and methods thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,721,753 B2West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
- Device for heart repair25 Aug 2026US 12,714,564 B2Cardiomech AS
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating conditions of the heart11 Aug 2026US 12,702,555 B2ConKay Medical Systems, Inc.
- Medical systems, devices and methods adapted for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263064 A1TAS Medical Inc.
- Leaflet capture and anchor deployment system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263219 A1Pipeline Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for locking sutures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215771 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Suture device with movable mechanism and locking feature23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207190 A1
- Noninvasive suture delivery device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198913 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for endoscopic suturing2,229US 6,997,931 B2LSI Solutions, Inc. · 2006
- Fastener delivery and deployment mechanism and method for placing the fastener in minimally invasive surgery1,994US 5,891,160 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 1999
- Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner1,974US 6,042,607 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 2000
- Endoscope having multiple working segments1,692US 7,029,435 B2Granit Medical Innovation, Inc. · 2006
- Tissue reconfiguration1,584US 6,494,888 B1ndo surgical, Inc. · 2002