A61B 17/064
Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue
Official title: Surgical staples, {i.e. penetrating the tissue}
A61B17/064 (Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue) appears on 5,587 US grants and 6,731 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,587
- Published applications
- 6,731
- Assignees
- 1,151
- Inventors
- 5,843
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2025 | 219 | 219 |
| 2026 | 119 | 97 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/0644Penetrating the tissue, deformable to closed position2,015
- A61B 2017/0647Having one single legIndexing code1,271
- A61B 2017/0641Having at least three legs as part of one single bodyIndexing code1,094
- A61B 17/0642For bones1,056
- A61B 17/0643With separate closing member956
- A61B 2017/0649Coils or spiralsIndexing code831
- A61B 2017/0645Being elastically deformed for insertionIndexing code485
- A61B 2017/0646For insertion into cartillegeIndexing code245
Recent patents
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods for traction in tissue removal6 Oct 2026US 12,751,706 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Systems and methods for joint fusion6 Oct 2026US 12,751,836 B2Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Low profile staple6 Oct 2026US D1,152,022 S1Medshape, Inc. · Design
- Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone22 Sep 2026US 12,740,777 B2Conextions, Inc.
- Staple and Driver for Tendon Stapling Apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294431 A1KiriGenX, Inc.
- Apparatus, system, and method for generating patient-specific implants and/or instrumentation for osteotomies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294546 A1Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Fastener cartridge comprising non-uniform fasteners24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283616 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Bone repositioning guide system and procedure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272664 A1Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
- Coated staples comprising succinate-based copolymers10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263665 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mesh tissue fasteners3,167US 4,548,202 AEthicon, Inc. · 1985
- Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression2,855US 7,506,791 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Robotically-controlled cable-based surgical end effectors2,844US 8,800,838 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis2,683US 5,695,504 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Tissue fixing surgical instrument, tissue-fixing device, and method of fixing tissues2,667US 5,658,300 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1997