A61B 17/06061
Holders for needles or sutures
Official title: {Holders for needles or sutures, e.g. racks, stands (hand-held holding instruments A61B17/0483; holders for articles A61B50/20; racks for syringes or for hypodermic or infusion needles A61M5/008)}
A61B17/06061 (Holders for needles or sutures) appears on 350 US grants and 367 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 350
- Published applications
- 367
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 491
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 26 |
| 2003 | 12 | 15 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 18 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 22 |
| 2011 | 14 | 15 |
| 2012 | 8 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 11 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 | 19 |
| 2019 | 17 | 27 |
| 2020 | 18 | 17 |
| 2021 | 17 | 23 |
| 2022 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 17 | 14 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for supporting a u-shaped portion of an elongate flexible element relative to a human body tissue1 Sep 2026US 12,721,618 B2TriMed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for ligament graft preparation18 Aug 2026US 12,708,505 B2Medos International Sarl
- Surgical suture holder28 Jul 2026US 12,690,862 B23R Life Sciences Corporation
- Suturing tool and grasping tool21 Jul 2026US 12,685,526 B2TTP Plc
- Housing for storing sutures therein, and methods of use therefor14 Jul 2026US 12,678,157 B2Origami Surgical, Inc.
- Suture assembly with tubular sheath pledget and method of using the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232307 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for supporting a u-shaped portion of an elongate flexible element relative to a human body tissue23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207189 A1TriMed, Inc.
- Suturing device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182984 A1Durastat LLC
- Methods and devices for transxiphoid access to the mammary arteries21 May 2026US 2026/0137378 A1
- Anchor inserter system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114861 A1Arthrex, Inc.
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