A61B 2017/00349
Needle-like instruments having hook or barb-like gripping means
Official title: {Needle-like instruments having hook or barb-like gripping means, e.g. for grasping suture or tissue (A61B17/06066 takes precedence)}
A61B2017/00349 (Needle-like instruments having hook or barb-like gripping means) appears on 874 US grants and 1,044 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 874
- Published applications
- 1,044
- Assignees
- 347
- Inventors
- 1,542
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tissue engagement devices, systems, and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,727,867 B2Circa Scientific, Inc.
- Shunting catheters and methods for tissual removal18 Aug 2026US 12,708,438 B2Theraheart Inc.
- Applicator of a spongeous collagen membrane and kit comprising such applicator and membrane11 Aug 2026US 12,702,395 B2Geistlich Pharma AG
- Endocardial left atrial appendage management11 Aug 2026US 12,702,419 B2Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Suture anchor with microthreads and suture anchor driver with needle attachment21 Jul 2026US 12,685,522 B2Aevumed, Inc.
- Felting-based anchoring systems and methods of use thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272433 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Open Tendon Stripper3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256465 A1Conmed Corporation
- Endoscope with integrated tissue acquisition capability27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248367 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Surgical device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224208 A1Zurimed Technologies AG
- Methods and devices for manipulating and fastening tissue23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207195 A1Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circular stapler for hemorrhoidal surgery2,176US 6,102,271 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2000
- Apparatus for securement and attachment of body organs2,039US 5,122,156 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1992
- Luminal anastomotic device1,941US 7,080,769 B22006
- Suture devices particularly useful in endoscopic surgery1,919US 5,222,976 A1993
- Luminal anastomotic device and method1,852US 6,769,590 B22004