A61B 2017/0454
The anchor being crimped or clamped on the suture
Official title: {the anchor being crimped or clamped on the suture}
A61B2017/0454 (The anchor being crimped or clamped on the suture) appears on 617 US grants and 777 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 617
- Published applications
- 777
- Assignees
- 223
- Inventors
- 907
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 9 | 21 |
| 2024 | 15 | 25 |
| 2025 | 8 | 12 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Tissue closure systems30 Jun 2026US 12,667,353 B2Ladera Medical, LLC
- Endoscopic needle assembly23 Jun 2026US 12,661,109 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Suture anchor and laceration repair device16 Jun 2026US 12,653,519 B2Olympus Corporation
- Orthopedic fixation fastener17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272441 A1De Novo Orthopedics Inc.
- Knotless Locking Constructs and Methods of Tissue Repair20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240534 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Tissue crossing system and anchors for use therewith16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198915 A1Transmural Systems LLC
- Mechanical suture fastener16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198917 A1
- Minimally invasive rib fracture anchoring fixation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191570 A1Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stapler device particularly useful in medical suturing2,427US 5,520,700 ATechnion Research & Development Foundation Limited · 1996
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum2,057US 6,200,330 B12001
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum1,553US 7,326,213 B22008
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Devices and methods for attaching an endolumenal gastrointestinal implant1,476US 8,070,743 B2ValenTx, Inc. · 2011