A61B 17/083
Clips
Official title: {Clips, e.g. resilient}
A61B17/083 (Clips) appears on 788 US grants and 1,044 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 788
- Published applications
- 1,044
- Assignees
- 272
- Inventors
- 1,275
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 14 |
| 2003 | 8 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 17 |
| 2005 | 7 | 31 |
| 2006 | 7 | 31 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 38 |
| 2009 | 7 | 22 |
| 2010 | 20 | 38 |
| 2011 | 18 | 43 |
| 2012 | 26 | 29 |
| 2013 | 35 | 43 |
| 2014 | 31 | 61 |
| 2015 | 43 | 57 |
| 2016 | 46 | 51 |
| 2017 | 42 | 42 |
| 2018 | 35 | 54 |
| 2019 | 43 | 72 |
| 2020 | 61 | 52 |
| 2021 | 40 | 55 |
| 2022 | 53 | 59 |
| 2023 | 31 | 67 |
| 2024 | 61 | 62 |
| 2025 | 62 | 45 |
| 2026 | 39 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Clip applier having stabilizing member22 Sep 2026US 12,740,784 B2Teleflex Medical Incorporated
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,758 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Surgical clip and deployment system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,428 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for removal of heart valve ligation clip11 Aug 2026US 12,702,415 B2Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Applicator for wound closure device21 Jul 2026US 12,685,535 B2Zsx Medical, LLC
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Tissue retraction devices, systems, and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283609 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Plate and surgical robot system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283724 A1Qoly Corporation
- Stabilization devices3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256469 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Click lock handle for over the scope clip (otsc)27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248492 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Singleshot anastomosis instrument with detachable loading unit and method2,071US 6,024,748 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 2000
- Endoscopic stapling device and method2,058US 5,156,609 A1992
- Articulating endoscopic surgical clip applier2,051US 8,403,945 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Vascular sheath with puncture site closure apparatus and methods of use1,918US 6,197,042 B1Medical Technology Group, Inc. · 2001
- Anastomosis instrument and method1,888US 6,726,697 B2United States Surgical Corporation · 2004