A61B 2017/00871
Polymeric
Official title: {polymeric}
A61B2017/00871 (Polymeric) appears on 444 US grants and 669 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 444
- Published applications
- 669
- Assignees
- 225
- Inventors
- 960
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 18 |
| 2006 | 9 | 30 |
| 2007 | 6 | 22 |
| 2008 | 10 | 20 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 40 |
| 2011 | 16 | 20 |
| 2012 | 17 | 28 |
| 2013 | 15 | 29 |
| 2014 | 19 | 22 |
| 2015 | 22 | 24 |
| 2016 | 15 | 21 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 |
| 2018 | 32 | 30 |
| 2019 | 29 | 38 |
| 2020 | 25 | 39 |
| 2021 | 20 | 28 |
| 2022 | 34 | 54 |
| 2023 | 29 | 37 |
| 2024 | 26 | 38 |
| 2025 | 40 | 41 |
| 2026 | 11 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Joint dislocation reduction device and method15 Sep 2026US 12,733,965 B1Stone Innovations LLC
- Medical devices with distal control15 Sep 2026US 12,734,334 B2MicroNovus, LLC
- Atherectomy catheter and system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,645 B2Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Endocardial left atrial appendage management11 Aug 2026US 12,702,419 B2Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Implant for vascular closure7 Jul 2026US 12,672,862 B2Vivasure Medical Limited
- Implant for vascular closure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272437 A1Vivasure Medical Limited
- Device for performing a cosmetic or medical procedure27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248526 A1Aliform Inc.
- Coiled device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196392 A1Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur FöRderung Der Wissenschaften E. V.
- Implant for occluding a left atrial appendage2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182978 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182986 A1TAS Medical Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument incorporating EAP blocking lockout mechanism3,093US 7,143,925 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2006
- Surgical stapling instrument having an electroactive polymer actuated buttress deployment mechanism3,086US 7,147,138 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2006
- Surgical stapling instrument having an electroactive polymer actuated single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing2,630US 7,140,528 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2006
- Surgical instrument incorporating an electrically actuated articulation mechanism2,499US 7,506,790 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an electroactive polymer actuated firing bar track through an articulation joint2,288US 7,213,736 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2007