A61B 2017/00579
Barbed implements
Official title: {Barbed implements}
A61B2017/00579 (Barbed implements) appears on 298 US grants and 405 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 405
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 494
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 | 21 |
| 2005 | 2 | 15 |
| 2006 | 9 | 13 |
| 2007 | 5 | 24 |
| 2008 | 1 | 18 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15 | 20 |
| 2011 | 11 | 12 |
| 2012 | 18 | 19 |
| 2013 | 13 | 23 |
| 2014 | 22 | 38 |
| 2015 | 23 | 22 |
| 2016 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 |
| 2018 | 16 | 14 |
| 2019 | 16 | 17 |
| 2020 | 18 | 17 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 21 | 18 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Twisted tip soft tissue anchors6 Oct 2026US 12,751,717 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Devices and methods for occlusion of an atrial appendage25 Aug 2026US 12,714,436 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Methods for the use of tissue repair and sealing devices having a detachable graft and clasp assembly26 May 2026US 12,635,997 B2PatchClamp Medtech, Inc.
- Perianal fistula closure system26 May 2026US 12,636,003 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Implant for closing an opening in tissue19 May 2026US 12,629,141 B2Signum Surgical Limited
- Left atrial appendage occlusion device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240532 A1Elevate Innovations, LLC
- Occluder locking mechanisms13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232304 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Occluder devices and associated methods25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174420 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Devices And Methods For Occluding Abnormal Openings In A Patient's Vasculature18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165697 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Occluder stabilizing members7 May 2026US 2026/0123934 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Closing plug of a defect for medical use and a closing plug device utilizing it1,412US 5,192,301 ANippon Zeon Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,366US 7,608,091 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2009
- Fixation device delivery catheter, systems and methods of use1,218US 7,226,467 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2007
- Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures1,216US 5,797,960 A1998