A61B 2017/0456
Surface features on the anchor
Official title: {Surface features on the anchor, e.g. ribs increasing friction between the suture and the anchor}
A61B2017/0456 (Surface features on the anchor) appears on 283 US grants and 431 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 431
- Assignees
- 110
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- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Suture anchors with one-way locking mechanisms18 Aug 2026US 12,708,359 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Suture-locking washer for use with a bone anchor, and method for supporting the thumb of a patient after basal joint arthroplasty, and other novel orthopedic apparatus and other novel orthopedic procedures23 Jun 2026US 12,661,103 B2Simparo Inc.
- Suture anchor and laceration repair device16 Jun 2026US 12,653,519 B2Olympus Corporation
- Tie systems for sternal closure9 Jun 2026US 12,648,769 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Push-in suture anchor system9 Jun 2026US 12,648,771 B2Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc.
- Tie systems for sternal closure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272444 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Knotless Orthopedic Stabilization System and Related Methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182980 A1Dunamis Medical Technologies, LLC
- Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182986 A1TAS Medical Inc.
- Suture retaining system and method4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151126 A1Stitchlock, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for adjustably tensioning an artificial chordae tendineae between a leaflet and a papillary muscle or heart wall4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151231 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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