A61B 2017/00898
Expandable upon contact with fluid
Official title: {expandable upon contact with fluid}
A61B2017/00898 (Expandable upon contact with fluid) appears on 575 US grants and 827 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 575
- Published applications
- 827
- Assignees
- 207
- Inventors
- 945
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2004 | 3 | 13 |
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| 2009 | 5 | 25 |
| 2010 | 11 | 29 |
| 2011 | 18 | 32 |
| 2012 | 26 | 52 |
| 2013 | 23 | 36 |
| 2014 | 21 | 30 |
| 2015 | 25 | 36 |
| 2016 | 43 | 59 |
| 2017 | 39 | 42 |
| 2018 | 32 | 44 |
| 2019 | 61 | 45 |
| 2020 | 34 | 54 |
| 2021 | 39 | 47 |
| 2022 | 30 | 58 |
| 2023 | 43 | 45 |
| 2024 | 48 | 38 |
| 2025 | 26 | 42 |
| 2026 | 12 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Marking device and implantation system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,094 B2SOMATEX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES GmbH
- Biopsy site marker for limited migration18 Aug 2026US 12,708,480 B2Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
- Applicator of a spongeous collagen membrane and kit comprising such applicator and membrane11 Aug 2026US 12,702,395 B2Geistlich Pharma AG
- Apparatus and method for sealing a vascular puncture11 Aug 2026US 12,702,397 B2Access Closure, Inc.
- Vaso-occlusive devices and methods of use11 Aug 2026US 12,702,420 B2Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Biopsy site marker24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283740 A1Hologic, Inc.
- A device for in situ inflatable vacuum-assisted fistula-therapy27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248997 A1Mor Research Applications Ltd.
- Septal defect occlusion device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224221 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Drug eluting nerve guide conduit18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165708 A1New York University in Abu Dhabi Corporation
- Composite with porous swelling copolymer for bone fixation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157743 A1Drexel University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features2,424US 7,604,151 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Surgical stapling instruments having a releasable staple-forming pocket2,400US 7,438,209 B1Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Staple cartridge cavity configurations2,227US 8,590,762 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features2,208US 8,186,560 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Washer for use with a surgical stapling instrument2,143US 7,669,747 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010