A61B 2017/0406
Pledgets
Official title: {Pledgets}
A61B2017/0406 (Pledgets) appears on 851 US grants and 1,130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 851
- Published applications
- 1,130
- Assignees
- 242
- Inventors
- 1,275
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 21 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 |
| 2006 | 5 | 28 |
| 2007 | 4 | 25 |
| 2008 | 13 | 27 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 25 | 21 |
| 2011 | 22 | 17 |
| 2012 | 15 | 32 |
| 2013 | 22 | 48 |
| 2014 | 24 | 41 |
| 2015 | 31 | 60 |
| 2016 | 46 | 60 |
| 2017 | 46 | 70 |
| 2018 | 45 | 50 |
| 2019 | 51 | 77 |
| 2020 | 73 | 69 |
| 2021 | 52 | 68 |
| 2022 | 62 | 69 |
| 2023 | 72 | 87 |
| 2024 | 45 | 69 |
| 2025 | 91 | 85 |
| 2026 | 37 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for surgical suturing8 Sep 2026US 12,727,872 B2Davol Inc.
- Devices and methods for tissue repair1 Sep 2026US 12,721,617 B2Medos International Sarl
- Method and apparatus for supporting a u-shaped portion of an elongate flexible element relative to a human body tissue1 Sep 2026US 12,721,618 B2TriMed, Inc.
- Anchor assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,416 B2Field Orthopaedics PTY Ltd
- Surgical suturing device for repair of tricuspid regurgitation and methods thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,714,420 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Catheter devices and methods of closing openings in tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306084 A1
- Soft anchor made from suture filament and suture tape24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283610 A1Linvatec Corporation
- Tie systems for sternal closure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272444 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Leaflet capture and anchor deployment system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263219 A1Pipeline Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Soft Anchor Constructs And Methods Of Tissue Repairs27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248605 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fastener delivery and deployment mechanism and method for placing the fastener in minimally invasive surgery1,994US 5,891,160 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 1999
- Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner1,974US 6,042,607 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 2000
- Suture buttress1,840US 6,156,056 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Method of securing a graft using a graft fixation device1,787US 6,436,110 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Suture buttress system1,747US 6,620,166 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003