A61B 17/12163
Having a string of elements connected to each other
Official title: {having a string of elements connected to each other}
A61B17/12163 (Having a string of elements connected to each other) appears on 231 US grants and 309 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 231
- Published applications
- 309
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 351
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 14 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 | 18 |
| 2016 | 7 | 19 |
| 2017 | 12 | 17 |
| 2018 | 10 | 25 |
| 2019 | 14 | 28 |
| 2020 | 25 | 17 |
| 2021 | 12 | 19 |
| 2022 | 19 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 |
| 2025 | 15 | 18 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Devices, systems, and methods for occluding a left atrial appendage23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108251 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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- Braided medical devices22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021528 A1Stryker Corporation
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