A61B 17/06161
Devices for removing or collecting used needles or sutures
Official title: {Devices for removing or collecting used needles or sutures (A61B17/0467 takes precedence; for sharps A61B50/362)}
A61B17/06161 (Devices for removing or collecting used needles or sutures) appears on 85 US grants and 73 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 85
- Published applications
- 73
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 152
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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| 2022 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for surgical field item detection5 May 2026US 12,616,548 B2Magvation, LLC
- System and method for displaying the location of a ferromagnetic object in a living organism10 Mar 2026US 12,573,113 B2
- Needle harvesting devices, systems and methods23 Sep 2025US 12,419,636 B2Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- System and methods for providing inductive sensing of sharps and other medical instruments15 Jul 2025US 12,357,411 B2Magvation, LLC
- Surgical-implement count and capture system25 Mar 2025US 12,257,109 B2The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Suture Cutting Device28 May 2026US 2026/0144536 A1Mavation, LLC
- Surgical element housings, structures, contents, and accessories23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108244 A1
- Needle harvesting devices, systems and methods25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387117 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- System and Methods for Providing Inductive Sensing of Sharps and Other Medical Instruments2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302573 A1Magvation, LLC
- Suturing devices and mechanisms for operating such devices31 Jul 2025US 2025/0241638 A1Novelrad Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combination subcutaneous suture remover, biopsy sampler and syringe523US 3,995,619 A1976
- Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency250US 9,451,949 B2Sharp Fluidics, LLC · 2016
- Closure lid to disposable container for holding and disposing of used medical sharps and other medical-surgical materials117US 5,415,315 ADevon Industries, Inc. · 1995
- Apparatus and method for organizing suture materials and monitoring suture needles81US 4,586,614 A1986
- Surgical needle and sharps holding container76US 4,243,140 AAnchor Products Company · 1981