A61B 2017/0475
Using sutures having a slip knot
Official title: {using sutures having a slip knot}
A61B2017/0475 (Using sutures having a slip knot) appears on 590 US grants and 698 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Tensionable knotless surgical techniques3 Mar 2026US 12,564,399 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Suture device and related methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224215 A1NeuroFine Corp.
- Noninvasive suture delivery device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198913 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Tensionable tether16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198919 A1Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Single-handed ligation device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198927 A1The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Slip Knot Suture Construct25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174431 A1Conmed Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument for forming a knot1,907US 5,846,254 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Endoscope having multiple working segments1,692US 7,029,435 B2Granit Medical Innovation, Inc. · 2006
- Tissue reconfiguration1,584US 6,494,888 B1ndo surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Endoscopic suturing system1,510US 7,530,985 B2Olympus Corporation · 2009
- Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery1,399US 6,613,069 B2Heartport, Inc. · 2003