A61B 2017/0459
Multiple holes in the anchor through which the suture extends and locking
Official title: {Multiple holes in the anchor through which the suture extends and locking the suture when tension is applied}
A61B2017/0459 (Multiple holes in the anchor through which the suture extends and locking) appears on 416 US grants and 512 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 416
- Published applications
- 512
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 471
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 26 | 25 |
| 2024 | 21 | 24 |
| 2025 | 27 | 18 |
| 2026 | 21 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone22 Sep 2026US 12,740,777 B2Conextions, Inc.
- Knotless all suture tissue repair22 Sep 2026US 12,740,778 B2ArthroCare Corporation
- Knotless all suture tissue repair22 Sep 2026US 12,740,779 B2ArthroCare Corporation
- Anchor assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,416 B2Field Orthopaedics PTY Ltd
- Implantation tool for bone anchors with central cartridge magazine27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248498 A1Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Knotless Sutures Including Integrated Closures2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182983 A1Stitchlock, Inc.
- 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
- Surgical method for affixing a valve to a heart using a looped suture combination1,122US 6,506,197 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003
- Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone944US 5,037,422 AAcufex Microsurgical, Inc. · 1991
- Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone791US 5,224,946 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1993
- Soft tissue repair system729US 6,972,027 B2Stryker Endoscopy · 2005
- Suture anchor assembly700US 5,370,662 A1994