A61B 2017/0477
With pre-tied sutures
Official title: {with pre-tied sutures}
A61B2017/0477 (With pre-tied sutures) appears on 512 US grants and 550 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 512
- Published applications
- 550
- Assignees
- 131
- Inventors
- 551
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 21 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15 |
| 2008 | 7 | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 20 |
| 2010 | 13 | 25 |
| 2011 | 17 | 34 |
| 2012 | 26 | 29 |
| 2013 | 21 | 23 |
| 2014 | 21 | 29 |
| 2015 | 29 | 20 |
| 2016 | 27 | 29 |
| 2017 | 28 | 37 |
| 2018 | 21 | 29 |
| 2019 | 31 | 26 |
| 2020 | 32 | 34 |
| 2021 | 29 | 32 |
| 2022 | 24 | 23 |
| 2023 | 29 | 22 |
| 2024 | 21 | 19 |
| 2025 | 25 | 17 |
| 2026 | 15 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for ligament graft preparation18 Aug 2026US 12,708,505 B2Medos International Sarl
- Articulating suturing device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,396 B2Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Self-cinching suture construct apparatus4 Aug 2026US 12,697,117 B2INS Ortho, Inc.
- Self-cinching suture construct apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,653,528 B2INS Ortho, Inc.
- Suture passer and methods of tissue repair2 Jun 2026US 12,642,520 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Self-Cinching Suture Construct Apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306095 A1INS Ortho, Inc.
- Suture Passer and Methods of Tissue Repair10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263063 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Noninvasive suture delivery device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198913 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Surgical Constructs with Collapsing Suture Loop and Methods for Securing Tissue16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198916 A1Medos International Sarl
- Tensionable Knotless Anchors and Methods of Tissue Repair25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174423 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument for forming a knot1,907US 5,846,254 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratings1,733US 7,930,065 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2011
- Suture reinforement material for automatic suturing device1,603US 8,177,797 B2Gunze Limited · 2012
- Endoscopic suturing system1,510US 7,530,985 B2Olympus Corporation · 2009
- Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen1,026US 6,231,561 B1Appriva Medical, Inc. · 2001