A61B 2017/0053
Loading magazines or sutures into applying tools
Official title: {Loading magazines or sutures into applying tools}
A61B2017/0053 (Loading magazines or sutures into applying tools) appears on 584 US grants and 760 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 584
- Published applications
- 760
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 859
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Anchor holder, kit for attaching at least one suture thread and assembly method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,415 B2S.B.M.
- Reload cover for surgical stapling system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,426 B2Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Method for authenticating the compatibility of a staple cartridge with a surgical instrument18 Aug 2026US 12,708,367 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Nasal valve implants and methods of implanting the same28 Jul 2026US 12,690,888 B2Stryker Corporation
- Endoscopic suturing device with needle loader16 Jun 2026US 12,653,523 B2EnVision Endoscopy, Inc.
- Endoscopic suturing device with needle loader1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294427 A1
- Suture assembly with tubular sheath pledget and method of using the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232307 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Suturing device and methods of use thereof13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232310 A1Soranus Arge Ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Delivery Device and Delivery System23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207914 A1Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Anvil buttress loading for a surgical stapling apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198920 A1Covidien LP
Most cited
By later US patents
- Selectively orientable implantable fastener cartridge2,602US 8,393,514 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Collapsible fastener cartridge2,017US 9,044,227 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical stapling instrument with compact articulation control arrangement1,980US 8,840,003 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and a cover1,960US 8,474,677 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and an alignment matrix1,941US 8,757,465 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014