A61B 2017/0414
Having a suture-receiving opening
Official title: {having a suture-receiving opening, e.g. lateral opening}
A61B2017/0414 (Having a suture-receiving opening) appears on 2,233 US grants and 2,839 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,233
- Published applications
- 2,839
- Assignees
- 581
- Inventors
- 2,644
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 15 | 58 |
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| 2004 | 31 | 62 |
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| 2006 | 23 | 69 |
| 2007 | 19 | 76 |
| 2008 | 15 | 95 |
| 2009 | 22 | 72 |
| 2010 | 47 | 106 |
| 2011 | 61 | 100 |
| 2012 | 77 | 147 |
| 2013 | 86 | 145 |
| 2014 | 108 | 143 |
| 2015 | 141 | 150 |
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| 2017 | 130 | 160 |
| 2018 | 108 | 144 |
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| 2020 | 152 | 135 |
| 2021 | 111 | 125 |
| 2022 | 107 | 129 |
| 2023 | 92 | 132 |
| 2024 | 100 | 139 |
| 2025 | 128 | 140 |
| 2026 | 72 | 90 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Anchor apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,745,998 B2Spectral-Flush Anchor Systems LLC
- Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone22 Sep 2026US 12,740,777 B2Conextions, Inc.
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- Large push-in suture anchor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283612 A1Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc.
- Orthopedic fixation fastener17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272441 A1De Novo Orthopedics Inc.
- Tie systems for sternal closure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272444 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Syndesmosis fixation assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272446 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures2,477US 5,484,451 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Stapler device particularly useful in medical suturing2,427US 5,520,700 ATechnion Research & Development Foundation Limited · 1996
- Surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures2,405US 5,242,457 AEthicon, Inc. · 1993
- Endoscopic surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures2,167US 5,573,543 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum2,057US 6,200,330 B12001