A61B 2017/045
Snug fit within the anchor
Official title: {snug fit within the anchor}
A61B2017/045 (Snug fit within the anchor) appears on 417 US grants and 531 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 417
- Published applications
- 531
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 583
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 8 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Knotless all suture tissue repair22 Sep 2026US 12,740,779 B2ArthroCare Corporation
- Suture anchors with one-way locking mechanisms18 Aug 2026US 12,708,359 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating conditions of the heart11 Aug 2026US 12,702,555 B2ConKay Medical Systems, Inc.
- Device and method for applying a cinch to a suture2 Jun 2026US 12,642,522 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems, methods and devices for embolic protection16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199076 A1Javelin Medical Ltd.
- Knotless Orthopedic Stabilization System and Related Methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182980 A1Dunamis Medical Technologies, LLC
- Bone plating system14 May 2026US 2026/0130698 A1Endeavor Orthopaedics, LLC
- Bone plating system with integrated loop sutures14 May 2026US 2026/0130752 A1Endeavor Orthopaedics, LLC
- Bone plating system for a lateral ulna bone14 May 2026US 2026/0130753 A1Endeavor Orthopaedics, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Endoscopic suturing system1,510US 7,530,985 B2Olympus Corporation · 2009
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,366US 7,608,091 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2009
- Ligament bone anchor and method for its use1,096US 5,702,397 AMedicineLodge, Inc. · 1997