A61B 17/06138
Including a retainer comprising three or more foldable panels
Official title: {including a retainer comprising three or more foldable panels}
A61B17/06138 (Including a retainer comprising three or more foldable panels) appears on 148 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 148
- Published applications
- 37
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 171
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of forming a suture-button-graft combination and facilitating construct30 Dec 2025US 12,508,122 B1Riverpoint Medical, LLC
- Article, method for producing a knotting device for the article, method for producing an article and method for forming and tightening a knot28 Jan 2025US 12,207,635 B2Clouz GmbH
- Implant and filament management device2 Jan 2024US 11,857,408 B2Medos International Sarl
- Specialized needle packaging system22 Nov 2022US 11,504,112 B1Riverpoint Medical, LLC
- Implant and filament management device20 Sep 2022US 11,446,136 B2Medos International Sarl
- Card holder for suture constructs26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083549 A1Riverpoint Medical, LLC
- Single barrier folder suture package22 May 2025US 2025/0160822 A1Ethicon, Inc.
- Article, method for producing a knotting device for the article, method for producing an article and method for forming and tightening a knot19 Oct 2023US 2023/0329699 A1Clouz GmbH
- Implant and filament management device2 Mar 2023US 2023/0060747 A1Medos International Sarl
- Implant and filament management device15 Oct 2020US 2020/0323623 A1Medos International Sarl
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By later US patents
- Sterile package for surgical devices1,522US 5,356,006 AEthicon, Inc. · 1994
- Surgical method for affixing a valve to a heart using a looped suture combination1,122US 6,506,197 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003
- Suture anchor insertion system189US 5,814,051 AMitex Surgical Products, Inc. · 1998
- Suture anchor assembly packaging system143US 5,174,087 AMitek Surgical Products, Inc. · 1992
- Package for armed sutures139US 4,135,623 AEthicon, Inc. · 1979