A61B 2017/0435
The barbs being separate elements mechanically linked to the anchor
Official title: {the barbs being separate elements mechanically linked to the anchor, e.g. by pivots}
A61B2017/0435 (The barbs being separate elements mechanically linked to the anchor) appears on 136 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 136
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 188
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Fixation device delivery catheter, systems and methods of use1,218US 7,226,467 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2007
- Methods and devices for improving cardiac function in hearts885US 6,406,420 B1Myocor, Inc. · 2002
- Heart wall tension reduction apparatus and method881US 5,961,440 AMyocor, Inc. · 1999
- Heart wall tension reduction apparatus and method847US 6,045,497 AMyocor, Inc. · 2000
- Tissue anchor system756US 6,506,190 B12003