A61B 17/1796
For holes for sutures or flexible wires
Official title: {for holes for sutures or flexible wires}
A61B17/1796 (For holes for sutures or flexible wires) appears on 307 US grants and 297 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 307
- Published applications
- 297
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 410
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 12 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 |
| 2013 | 8 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 14 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 | 16 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
| 2020 | 16 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 28 |
| 2022 | 25 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 | 10 |
| 2024 | 19 | 16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026 | 11 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Patient-specific soft tissue rearrangement22 Sep 2026US 12,740,830 B2Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Arthroscopic devices, systems, and methods of use8 Sep 2026US 12,727,892 B2
- Surgical systems and methods including aligning guides for performing a percutaneous bunion correction21 Jul 2026US 12,685,563 B2Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC
- Patient-specific surgical devices, system, and methods14 Jul 2026US 12,678,178 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Surgical guide devices and surgical clamps including same16 Jun 2026US 12,653,553 B2The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Patient-specific surgical devices, system, and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272479 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Surgical guide devices and surgical clamps including same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272480 A1The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Multi-Barrel Drill Guide13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232329 A1Conmed Corporation
- Tissue repair devices, systems, and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224212 A1Integrity Medical Services Inc.
- Suture retrieving devices, systems, and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224213 A1Integrity Medical Services Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Suture buttress1,840US 6,156,056 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Suture buttress system1,747US 6,620,166 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003
- Suture buttress1,742US 6,814,741 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2004
- Surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence1,454US 6,500,194 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Apparatus and method for use in positioning a suture anchor621US 5,948,002 A1999