A61B 2017/0404
Buttons
Official title: {Buttons}
A61B2017/0404 (Buttons) appears on 1,175 US grants and 1,545 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,175
- Published applications
- 1,545
- Assignees
- 340
- Inventors
- 1,485
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 17 | 21 |
| 2004 | 12 | 48 |
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| 2006 | 12 | 54 |
| 2007 | 9 | 43 |
| 2008 | 8 | 61 |
| 2009 | 22 | 51 |
| 2010 | 48 | 58 |
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| 2017 | 64 | 84 |
| 2018 | 51 | 70 |
| 2019 | 82 | 79 |
| 2020 | 77 | 75 |
| 2021 | 59 | 77 |
| 2022 | 73 | 61 |
| 2023 | 45 | 70 |
| 2024 | 54 | 59 |
| 2025 | 66 | 74 |
| 2026 | 33 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Knotless micro-suture anchors and anchor arrays for anatomical attachment of soft tissue to bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,712 B2Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Anchor apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,745,998 B2Spectral-Flush Anchor Systems LLC
- Fixation device, implant and implant assembly for use in tissue repair15 Sep 2026US 12,733,920 B2Xiros Limited
- Surgical systems and methods for tendon repair8 Sep 2026US 12,727,875 B2Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC
- Devices and methods for tissue repair1 Sep 2026US 12,721,617 B2Medos International Sarl
- Self-Cinching Suture Construct Apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306095 A1INS Ortho, Inc.
- Tape and Suture Construct Assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272442 A1Conmed Corporation
- Tie systems for sternal closure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272444 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Syndesmosis device inserter17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272445 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Atrioventricular regurgitation reduction system anchors27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248613 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Implantation system for annuloplasty rings1,610US 7,485,142 B22009
- Tissue reconfiguration1,584US 6,494,888 B1ndo surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Devices and methods for attaching an endolumenal gastrointestinal implant1,476US 8,070,743 B2ValenTx, Inc. · 2011