A61B 2017/0472
Multiple-needled
Official title: {Multiple-needled, e.g. double-needled, instruments}
A61B2017/0472 (Multiple-needled) appears on 1,087 US grants and 1,217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,087
- Published applications
- 1,217
- Assignees
- 312
- Inventors
- 1,350
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 36 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 14 |
| 2002 | 23 | 42 |
| 2003 | 25 | 37 |
| 2004 | 21 | 56 |
| 2005 | 17 | 40 |
| 2006 | 31 | 40 |
| 2007 | 10 | 54 |
| 2008 | 18 | 55 |
| 2009 | 18 | 54 |
| 2010 | 45 | 37 |
| 2011 | 47 | 59 |
| 2012 | 58 | 59 |
| 2013 | 49 | 60 |
| 2014 | 49 | 59 |
| 2015 | 49 | 56 |
| 2016 | 52 | 49 |
| 2017 | 52 | 77 |
| 2018 | 36 | 38 |
| 2019 | 64 | 57 |
| 2020 | 52 | 63 |
| 2021 | 51 | 41 |
| 2022 | 38 | 45 |
| 2023 | 36 | 26 |
| 2024 | 40 | 37 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 |
| 2026 | 17 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Articulating suturing device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,396 B2Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
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- Catheter devices and methods of closing openings in tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306084 A1
- Suture device and related methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224215 A1NeuroFine Corp.
- Minimally-invasive suturing device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215772 A1KOVE Medical AG
- Medical needle assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207191 A1
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound closing apparatus and method2,185US 5,478,354 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1995
- Apparatus for vascular hole closure1,808US 6,042,601 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 2000
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Implantation system for annuloplasty rings1,610US 7,485,142 B22009
- Tissue reconfiguration1,584US 6,494,888 B1ndo surgical, Inc. · 2002