A61B 17/12159
Solid plugs
Official title: {Solid plugs; being solid before insertion}
A61B17/12159 (Solid plugs) appears on 295 US grants and 415 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 295
- Published applications
- 415
- Assignees
- 139
- Inventors
- 546
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 11 |
| 2004 | 4 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 15 |
| 2007 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 2 | 23 |
| 2010 | 6 | 17 |
| 2011 | 14 | 16 |
| 2012 | 16 | 19 |
| 2013 | 12 | 22 |
| 2014 | 20 | 27 |
| 2015 | 22 | 13 |
| 2016 | 14 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 17 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 14 | 19 |
| 2020 | 13 | 23 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 |
| 2022 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 19 | 21 |
| 2025 | 14 | 30 |
| 2026 | 9 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Twisted tip soft tissue anchors6 Oct 2026US 12,751,717 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for draining cerebrospinal fluid22 Sep 2026US 12,740,805 B2The Penn State Research Foundation
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating the left atrial appendage11 Aug 2026US 12,702,394 B2Laminar, Inc.
- Embolization microcatheter for delivery of beads to peripheral vessels7 Jul 2026US 12,672,877 B2
- Method for treating scalp arteriovenous fistula using micro vascular plug26 May 2026US 12,636,014 B2Jordan University of Science and Technology
- Systems and methods for draining cerebrospinal fluid10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263111 A1The Penn State Research Foundation
- Left atrial appendage closure devices18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165695 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure devices18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165696 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Implant for occluding a left atrial appendage21 May 2026US 2026/0137388 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Aortic dissection and aortic false lumen embolization device26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083456 A1Shape Memory Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vascular closure device1,319US 8,790,684 B2Cordis Corporation · 2014
- Filter apparatus for ostium of left atrial appendage827US 6,652,556 B1Atritech, Inc. · 2003
- Barrier device for ostium of left atrial appendage820US 6,551,303 B1Atritech, Inc. · 2003
- Barrier device for covering the ostium of left atrial appendage565US 6,652,555 B1Atritech, Inc. · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessels507US 6,638,293 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2003