A61B 2017/0445
Cannulated
Official title: {cannulated, e.g. with a longitudinal through-hole for passage of an instrument}
A61B2017/0445 (Cannulated) appears on 1,032 US grants and 1,306 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,032
- Published applications
- 1,306
- Assignees
- 266
- Inventors
- 1,205
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 11 | 28 |
| 2005 | 3 | 29 |
| 2006 | 11 | 58 |
| 2007 | 4 | 34 |
| 2008 | 11 | 41 |
| 2009 | 14 | 39 |
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| 2011 | 34 | 37 |
| 2012 | 31 | 46 |
| 2013 | 32 | 59 |
| 2014 | 40 | 65 |
| 2015 | 55 | 64 |
| 2016 | 76 | 94 |
| 2017 | 66 | 79 |
| 2018 | 70 | 82 |
| 2019 | 63 | 73 |
| 2020 | 93 | 63 |
| 2021 | 53 | 54 |
| 2022 | 52 | 57 |
| 2023 | 48 | 56 |
| 2024 | 44 | 59 |
| 2025 | 60 | 53 |
| 2026 | 25 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone22 Sep 2026US 12,740,777 B2Conextions, Inc.
- Method for tissue fixation8 Sep 2026US 12,727,871 B2Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Implant for reinforcement of soft tissues1 Sep 2026US 12,721,720 B1Tm Holding Companies, Inc.
- Expanding surgical anchor and method of tissue repair25 Aug 2026US 12,714,412 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Suture anchors with one-way locking mechanisms18 Aug 2026US 12,708,359 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Soft anchor made from suture filament and suture tape24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283610 A1Linvatec Corporation
- Suture Tensioning Anchor Inserter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283611 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Large push-in suture anchor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283612 A1Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc.
- Tie systems for sternal closure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272444 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Bone anchors and screws10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263062 A1Nanohive Medical LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum2,057US 6,200,330 B12001
- Method of securing a graft using a graft fixation device1,787US 6,436,110 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Graft fixation device combination1,687US 6,402,766 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum1,553US 7,326,213 B22008
- Endoscopic suturing system1,510US 7,530,985 B2Olympus Corporation · 2009