A61B 2017/0429
The barbs being expanded by a mechanical mechanism which also locks them
Official title: {the barbs being expanded by a mechanical mechanism which also locks them in the expanded state}
A61B2017/0429 (The barbs being expanded by a mechanical mechanism which also locks them) appears on 166 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 166
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 218
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
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| 2010 | 4 | 11 |
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| 2012 | 6 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 19 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
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| 2019 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 | 7 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for tissue fixation8 Sep 2026US 12,727,871 B2Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Implantable electromagnetic field generator for orthopedic therapy21 Apr 2026US 12,605,249 B2Pulsar Medtech Ltd.
- Internal fibula sling27 Jan 2026US 12,533,118 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- System and method for securing tissue to bone27 Jan 2026US 12,533,226 B2Conmed Corporation
- Repair device for deploying anchors into tissue18 Nov 2025US 12,471,905 B2Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
- Suture anchor assembly25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174424 A1
- Fixation devices, instruments, systems and methods of use11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157845 A1Arthrotak, LLC
- Systems and methods for anchoring an implant9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096812 A1Polares Medical Inc.
- Internal fibula sling9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096815 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Suture Having Adaptable Surface Characteristics, And Related Systems And Methods29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026803 A1Medos International Sarl
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fixation device delivery catheter, systems and methods of use1,218US 7,226,467 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2007
- Fixation devices, systems and methods for engaging tissue716US 7,736,388 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2010
- Heart wall tension reduction apparatus665US 6,050,936 AMyocor, Inc. · 2000
- Heart wall tension reduction apparatus625US 6,059,715 AMyocor, Inc. · 2000
- Multi-catheter steerable guiding system and methods of use603US 7,666,204 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2010