A61B 2017/0464
For soft tissue
Official title: {for soft tissue}
A61B2017/0464 (For soft tissue) appears on 2,295 US grants and 3,176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,295
- Published applications
- 3,176
- Assignees
- 606
- Inventors
- 3,049
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 15 |
| 2002 | 18 | 27 |
| 2003 | 20 | 36 |
| 2004 | 14 | 72 |
| 2005 | 7 | 89 |
| 2006 | 23 | 106 |
| 2007 | 18 | 95 |
| 2008 | 23 | 99 |
| 2009 | 22 | 72 |
| 2010 | 69 | 122 |
| 2011 | 72 | 130 |
| 2012 | 102 | 120 |
| 2013 | 95 | 140 |
| 2014 | 117 | 138 |
| 2015 | 142 | 153 |
| 2016 | 123 | 146 |
| 2017 | 113 | 189 |
| 2018 | 122 | 164 |
| 2019 | 155 | 201 |
| 2020 | 172 | 199 |
| 2021 | 149 | 154 |
| 2022 | 149 | 163 |
| 2023 | 127 | 155 |
| 2024 | 115 | 144 |
| 2025 | 143 | 145 |
| 2026 | 79 | 102 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for heart repair6 Oct 2026US 12,751,709 B2Cardiomech AS
- Knotless micro-suture anchors and anchor arrays for anatomical attachment of soft tissue to bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,712 B2Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Devices and methods of visualizing and determining depth of penetration in cardiac tissue29 Sep 2026US 12,745,999 B2Ancora Heart, Inc.
- Soft anchors for anatomical fixation, and related systems and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,000 B2Medos International Sarl
- Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone22 Sep 2026US 12,740,777 B2Conextions, Inc.
- Catheter devices and methods of closing openings in tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306084 A1
- Dynamic abdominal wall traction system for open abdomen wounds8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306091 A1Servicio CáNtabro De Salud
- Surgical Constructs and Methods of Tissue Fixation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306092 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Large push-in suture anchor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283612 A1Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc.
- Tissue Engagement Device and Method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272443 A1NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fastener delivery and deployment mechanism and method for placing the fastener in minimally invasive surgery1,994US 5,891,160 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 1999
- Surgical staple cartridges with tissue tethers for manipulating divided tissue and methods of using same1,947US 8,540,131 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Electromagnetic treatment of tissues and cells1,626US 7,967,839 B2Rocky Mountain Biosystems, Inc. · 2011
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Implantation system for annuloplasty rings1,610US 7,485,142 B22009