A61B 17/06133
Of parallelepipedal shape
Official title: {of parallelepipedal shape, e.g. made of rectangular or slightly oval panels}
A61B17/06133 (Of parallelepipedal shape) appears on 464 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 464
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 500
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2019 | 17 | 44 |
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| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Implant and suture organization device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,406 B2Conmed Corporation
- Endoscopic needle assembly23 Jun 2026US 12,661,109 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Prosthetic incision device and methods thereof28 Apr 2026US 12,611,304 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Method of forming a suture-button-graft combination and facilitating construct30 Dec 2025US 12,508,122 B1Riverpoint Medical, LLC
- Prosthetic suturing device and methods thereof2 Dec 2025US 12,485,006 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Device for delivery of surgical patches during minimally invasive surgery2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182977 A1Sealantium Medical Ltd
- Separable modular suture anchor implant system11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157752 A1Star Sports Medicine Co., Ltd.
- Card holder for suture constructs26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083549 A1Riverpoint Medical, LLC
- Prosthetic suturing device and methods thereof26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083558 A1LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Needle loader devices and related systems and methods19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076672 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterile package for surgical devices1,522US 5,356,006 AEthicon, Inc. · 1994
- Surgical pledget dispensing system1,478US 5,733,308 AW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical method for affixing a valve to a heart using a looped suture combination1,122US 6,506,197 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003
- Surgical instruments comprising a system for articulation and rotation compensation852US 10,772,651 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2020
- Circular needle applier with offset needle and carrier tracks840US 9,398,905 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016