A61B 2017/00575
For closure at remote site
Official title: {for closure at remote site, e.g. closing atrial septum defects}
A61B2017/00575 (For closure at remote site) appears on 2,154 US grants and 3,148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,154
- Published applications
- 3,148
- Assignees
- 640
- Inventors
- 3,109
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 104 | 153 |
| 2025 | 118 | 142 |
| 2026 | 98 | 90 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2017/00592Elastic or resilient implementsIndexing code984
- A61B 2017/00623Introducing or retrieving devices thereforIndexing code939
- A61B 2017/00606Implements h-shaped in cross-section, i.e. with occluders on both sides of theIndexing code799
- A61B 2017/00597Implements comprising a membraneIndexing code495
- A61B 2017/00632Occluding a cavity, i.e. closing a blind openingIndexing code351
- A61B 2017/00579Barbed implementsIndexing code298
- A61B 2017/00615Implements with an occluder on one side of the opening and holdingIndexing code274
- A61B 2017/00619Locking means for locking the implement in expanded stateIndexing code260
All 13 subgroupsShow fewer
- A61B 2017/0061Implements located only on one side of the openingIndexing code223
- A61B 2017/00601Implements entirely comprised between the two sides of the openingIndexing code187
- A61B 2017/00584ClipsIndexing code112
- A61B 2017/00588Rigid or stiff implementsIndexing code105
- A61B 2017/00628T-shaped occludersIndexing code95
Recent patents
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,703 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Devices and methods for occluding or promoting fluid flow6 Oct 2026US 12,751,710 B2Vasorum Ltd.
- Twisted tip soft tissue anchors6 Oct 2026US 12,751,717 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage implant with distal engagement element6 Oct 2026US 12,751,718 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Occluder with stretchable waist29 Sep 2026US 12,745,994 B2Occlutech GmbH
- Catheter devices and methods of closing openings in tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306084 A1
- Occluder medical device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306085 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306102 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Platforms For Mitral and/or Tricuspid Valve Replacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306253 A1Majoro Cardiac Innovations, LLC
- Striped Distal Extrusion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306801 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hoop design for occlusion device1,637US 6,960,220 B2Cardia, Inc. · 2005
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Bioabsorbable sealant1,550US 6,685,727 B2Bio-SEAL, LLC · 2004
- Introducer system and assembly for surgical staplers1,548US 8,662,370 B22014
- Flexible medical device1,517US 7,413,563 B2Cardia, Inc. · 2008