A61B 17/12022
Occluding by internal devices
Official title: {Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires (plugging an opening in the wall of an organ A61B17/0057; occluders for the cervical canal A61F6/146; vas deferens occluders A61F6/20)}
A61B17/12022 (Occluding by internal devices) appears on 5,804 US grants and 8,031 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,804
- Published applications
- 8,031
- Assignees
- 1,565
- Inventors
- 7,317
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 187 | 267 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for occluding or promoting fluid flow6 Oct 2026US 12,751,710 B2Vasorum Ltd.
- Twisted tip soft tissue anchors6 Oct 2026US 12,751,717 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage implant with distal engagement element6 Oct 2026US 12,751,718 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Medical device for introducing into a bodily hollow viscus, medical set, and production method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,812 B2Acandis GmbH & Co. KG
- Implantable sphincter assistance device with deformable elements29 Sep 2026US 12,746,004 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Left atrial appendage closure implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306102 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Toroidal occlusion and molding balloons and methods of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306103 A1
- Occlusive implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306104 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Occlusive implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306105 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis2,683US 5,695,504 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Device and method for controlling injection of liquid embolic composition1,859US 6,511,468 B1Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Coaxial catheter system1,540US 7,766,894 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Reloadable sheath for catheter system for deploying vasoocclusive devices1,506US 6,716,223 B2Micrus Corporation · 2004