A61B 2017/00668
The implement being a tack or a staple
Official title: {the implement being a tack or a staple}
A61B2017/00668 (The implement being a tack or a staple) appears on 326 US grants and 422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 326
- Published applications
- 422
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 485
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 8 | 16 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2004 | 12 | 20 |
| 2005 | 3 | 13 |
| 2006 | 13 | 16 |
| 2007 | 4 | 20 |
| 2008 | 5 | 23 |
| 2009 | 8 | 28 |
| 2010 | 17 | 21 |
| 2011 | 18 | 27 |
| 2012 | 14 | 28 |
| 2013 | 22 | 18 |
| 2014 | 19 | 23 |
| 2015 | 19 | 25 |
| 2016 | 27 | 20 |
| 2017 | 19 | 21 |
| 2018 | 16 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Medical apparatus and method for closing an aperture in a tissue23 Jun 2026US 12,661,098 B2Venock Medical GmbH
- Clips and applicator for tissue closure16 Jun 2026US 12,653,542 B2Oregon Health & Science University
- Implant for closing an opening in tissue19 May 2026US 12,629,141 B2Signum Surgical Limited
- Expandable introducer sheath to preserve guidewire access21 Oct 2025US 12,447,316 B2Abbott Laboratories
- Wound closure and tissue coupling systems and methods5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060681 A1Vasorum Ltd.
- Device and method for closing an opening of a body wall5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033818 A1
- Device allowing large bore transseptal access with subsequent atrial re-access and method thereof29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026792 A1AMX Technologies, LLC
- Tissue closure device11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281168 A1Arterica Inc.
- Orthopedic staple and related instruments4 Sep 2025US 2025/0275774 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound closing apparatus and method2,185US 5,478,354 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1995
- Vascular sheath with puncture site closure apparatus and methods of use1,918US 6,197,042 B1Medical Technology Group, Inc. · 2001
- Multifunctional clip applier instrument1,908US 5,542,949 A1996
- Advanced wound site management systems and methods1,884US 6,767,356 B2AngioLink Corporation · 2004
- Surgical stapling device and method1,860US 7,008,435 B22006