A61B 17/12168
Having a mesh structure
Official title: {having a mesh structure (A61B17/1214 takes precedence)}
A61B17/12168 (Having a mesh structure) appears on 1,931 US grants and 2,872 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,931
- Published applications
- 2,872
- Assignees
- 583
- Inventors
- 2,576
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 13 |
| 2002 | 29 | 58 |
| 2003 | 49 | 73 |
| 2004 | 28 | 81 |
| 2005 | 29 | 112 |
| 2006 | 33 | 85 |
| 2007 | 24 | 64 |
| 2008 | 22 | 64 |
| 2009 | 21 | 70 |
| 2010 | 41 | 75 |
| 2011 | 47 | 81 |
| 2012 | 50 | 76 |
| 2013 | 67 | 104 |
| 2014 | 125 | 140 |
| 2015 | 99 | 125 |
| 2016 | 80 | 133 |
| 2017 | 94 | 131 |
| 2018 | 84 | 121 |
| 2019 | 107 | 171 |
| 2020 | 124 | 152 |
| 2021 | 119 | 160 |
| 2022 | 129 | 177 |
| 2023 | 107 | 158 |
| 2024 | 123 | 174 |
| 2025 | 122 | 171 |
| 2026 | 73 | 103 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Medical device with basket29 Sep 2026US 12,746,005 B2Kaneka Corporation
- Implantable medical device with sealing to accommodate an irregular ostium29 Sep 2026US 12,746,007 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Medical implant and methods of manufacturing the medical implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,431 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306102 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Occlusive implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306104 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Occlusive implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306105 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure device with passive fixation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294438 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294439 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device and method for controlling injection of liquid embolic composition1,859US 6,511,468 B1Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2003
- Vascular closure device1,319US 8,790,684 B2Cordis Corporation · 2014
- Coiled sheet valve, filter or occlusive device and methods of use1,275US 5,925,063 A1999
- Bifurcated stent and distal protection system1,182US 6,258,115 B1Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2001
- Percutaneous catheter directed intravascular occlusion devices1,158US 5,725,552 AAGA Medical Corporation · 1998