A61B 17/3468
For implanting or removing devices
Official title: {for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires (devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069)}
A61B17/3468 (For implanting or removing devices) appears on 2,822 US grants and 3,927 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,822
- Published applications
- 3,927
- Assignees
- 1,014
- Inventors
- 4,788
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 7 |
| 2002 | 17 | 40 |
| 2003 | 21 | 49 |
| 2004 | 18 | 75 |
| 2005 | 18 | 82 |
| 2006 | 33 | 112 |
| 2007 | 26 | 97 |
| 2008 | 25 | 104 |
| 2009 | 30 | 112 |
| 2010 | 55 | 131 |
| 2011 | 91 | 125 |
| 2012 | 85 | 134 |
| 2013 | 118 | 161 |
| 2014 | 144 | 165 |
| 2015 | 129 | 212 |
| 2016 | 143 | 259 |
| 2017 | 161 | 220 |
| 2018 | 149 | 192 |
| 2019 | 218 | 280 |
| 2020 | 206 | 242 |
| 2021 | 243 | 273 |
| 2022 | 158 | 229 |
| 2023 | 182 | 190 |
| 2024 | 185 | 172 |
| 2025 | 148 | 173 |
| 2026 | 95 | 91 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Installation unit of analyte detection device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,036 B2Medtrum Technologies Inc.
- Nasal implants and systems and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,114 B2Stryker Corporation
- Systems and methods for draining cerebrospinal fluid22 Sep 2026US 12,740,805 B2The Penn State Research Foundation
- Consumable component of injecting physiological monitor and injecting physiological monitor22 Sep 2026US 12,740,808 B2Compal Electronics, Inc.
- Catheter extraction8 Sep 2026US 12,727,914 B2Qathex, LLC
- Pistol Grip Joint Tensioner8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306090 A1Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Needle for delivery of multiple extending elements to tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306135 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Nasal Delivery Tools, Systems, and Methods of Use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306136 A1Stryker Corporation
- Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306832 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Calibrated power-driven surgical cutting device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294469 A1The Spectranetics Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access1,818US 5,810,721 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Devices and methods for treating pain associated with tonsillectomies1,394US 8,663,192 B2Intersect ENT, Inc. · 2014
- Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being1,347US 7,166,133 B2Kensey Nash Corporation · 2007
- Method of retracting heart tissue in closed-chest heart surgery using endo-scopic retraction1,331US 5,613,937 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997