A61B 17/0469
Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery
Official title: {Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery}
A61B17/0469 (Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery) appears on 4,906 US grants and 5,660 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,906
- Published applications
- 5,660
- Assignees
- 1,034
- Inventors
- 5,419
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 212 | 206 |
| 2026 | 124 | 137 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2017/0472Multiple-needledIndexing code1,087
- A61B 2017/0475Using sutures having a slip knotIndexing code590
- A61B 2017/047Having at least one proximally pointing needle located at the distal endIndexing code562
- A61B 2017/0477With pre-tied suturesIndexing code512
- A61B 2017/0474Knot pushersIndexing code498
- A61B 2017/048For reducing heart wall tensionIndexing code202
- A61B 2017/0479Packages or dispensers for mis suturing instrumentsIndexing code149
Recent patents
- Device for cardiac surgery and methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,713 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Devices and methods of visualizing and determining depth of penetration in cardiac tissue29 Sep 2026US 12,745,999 B2Ancora Heart, Inc.
- Fascia suturing system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,001 B1
- Surgical knot pusher29 Sep 2026US 12,746,002 B2Novelrad Ltd.
- Grip for a needle driver and methods of manufacture and use thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,740,780 B2Ergosurgical Group Corp.
- Catheter devices and methods of closing openings in tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306084 A1
- Suturing device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306094 A1Ergosurgical Group Corp.
- Self-Cinching Suture Construct Apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306095 A1INS Ortho, Inc.
- Device for vessel support and harvesting1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294412 A1LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for passing suture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294426 A1Clauson Creative Engineering, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues3,256US 5,389,098 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks2,751US 6,231,565 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2001
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues2,247US 5,582,611 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1996
- System for endoscopic suturing2,229US 6,997,931 B2LSI Solutions, Inc. · 2006