A61B 2017/00597
Implements comprising a membrane
Official title: {Implements comprising a membrane}
A61B2017/00597 (Implements comprising a membrane) appears on 495 US grants and 722 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 495
- Published applications
- 722
- Assignees
- 223
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 26 | 36 |
| 2024 | 25 | 43 |
| 2025 | 33 | 31 |
| 2026 | 19 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Left atrial appendage implant with distal engagement element6 Oct 2026US 12,751,718 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Devices and methods for occlusion of an atrial appendage25 Aug 2026US 12,714,436 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Minimally-invasive defect closure18 Aug 2026US 12,708,358 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Closing device for tissue openings28 Jul 2026US 12,690,868 B2Muffin Incorporated
- Occluder medical device14 Jul 2026US 12,678,149 B2St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Occluder medical device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306085 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage occlusion device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240532 A1Elevate Innovations, LLC
- Devices with dimensions that can be reduced and increased in vivo13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232973 A1V-Wave Ltd.
- Systems and methods for selectively adjusting implantable shunting systems16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199646 A1Shifamed Holdings, LLC
- Device for delivery of surgical patches during minimally invasive surgery2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182977 A1Sealantium Medical Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hoop design for occlusion device1,637US 6,960,220 B2Cardia, Inc. · 2005
- Percutaneous catheter directed constricting occlusion device1,418US 5,944,738 AAGA Medical Corporation · 1999
- Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures1,216US 5,797,960 A1998
- Method and device for left atrial appendage occlusion1,121US 6,152,144 AAppriva Medical, Inc. · 2000
- Septal defect closure device1,055US 5,334,217 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1994