A61B 2017/00986
Malecots
Official title: {Malecots, e.g. slotted tubes, of which the distal end is pulled to deflect side struts}
A61B2017/00986 (Malecots) appears on 383 US grants and 492 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 492
- Assignees
- 189
- Inventors
- 657
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for guiding and positioning an implant20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240656 A1Edwards Lifesciences Innovation (Israel) Ltd.
- Aspiration catheter systems and methods of use16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198944 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
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By later US patents
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