A61B 17/06109
Big needles, either gripped by hand or connectable to a handle
Official title: {Big needles, either gripped by hand or connectable to a handle}
A61B17/06109 (Big needles, either gripped by hand or connectable to a handle) appears on 728 US grants and 873 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 728
- Published applications
- 873
- Assignees
- 192
- Inventors
- 841
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
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| 2004 | 6 | 37 |
| 2005 | 10 | 44 |
| 2006 | 18 | 42 |
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| 2008 | 15 | 50 |
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| 2011 | 39 | 65 |
| 2012 | 33 | 52 |
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| 2014 | 61 | 54 |
| 2015 | 52 | 54 |
| 2016 | 44 | 58 |
| 2017 | 40 | 31 |
| 2018 | 58 | 26 |
| 2019 | 46 | 41 |
| 2020 | 26 | 18 |
| 2021 | 30 | 23 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Multiple implement operation and coordination using single actuator for medical devices21 Apr 2026US 12,605,154 B2Conmed Corporation
- Method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient by placing a sling in a single vaginal incision17 Feb 2026US 12,551,325 B2Coloplast A/S
- System and method for paraurethral support restoration to treat stress incontinence16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198968 A1
- Suturing device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182984 A1Durastat LLC
- Surgical instrument for manipulating and passing suture9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096816 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Tissue surface piercing system and methods12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069267 A1Altyx Medical, Inc.
- Lifting thread, method for manufacturing lifting thread, and lifting thread insertion device12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041422 A1Neo Dr. Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Barbed Bodily tissue connector1,731US 6,241,747 B1Quill Medical, Inc. · 2001
- Inserting device for a barbed tissue connector1,505US 5,342,376 ADermagraphics, Inc. · 1994
- Surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence1,454US 6,500,194 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions1,207US 7,758,594 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2010
- Material delivery device and method of using the same1,075US 6,053,899 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2000