A61B 2017/0462
One way system, i.e. also tensioning the suture
Official title: {One way system, i.e. also tensioning the suture}
A61B2017/0462 (One way system, i.e. also tensioning the suture) appears on 291 US grants and 381 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 381
- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Knotless all suture tissue repair22 Sep 2026US 12,740,778 B2ArthroCare Corporation
- 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.
- Suture tension distribution28 Jul 2026US 12,690,967 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- 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.
- Soft suture anchor assembly with locking element21 May 2026US 2026/0137381 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Anchors for tissue approximation procedures14 May 2026US 2026/0130661 A1Endo Tools Therapeutics S.A.
- Multispan cinchable loops for knotless spanning of tissue between anchor points and tools for using the same26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083450 A1Medos International Sarl
- Adjustable and fully flexible loop-band fixation device26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053618 A1Star Sports Medicine Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for performing tensionable knotless tissue repairs29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026800 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum2,057US 6,200,330 B12001
- Electromagnetic treatment of tissues and cells1,626US 7,967,839 B2Rocky Mountain Biosystems, Inc. · 2011
- Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum1,553US 7,326,213 B22008
- Surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence1,454US 6,500,194 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Suture and retainer assembly and SULU1,422US 8,313,509 B2Covidien LP · 2012