A61B 2017/0479
Packages or dispensers for mis suturing instruments
Official title: {Packages or dispensers for MIS suturing instruments}
A61B2017/0479 (Packages or dispensers for mis suturing instruments) appears on 149 US grants and 116 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 116
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 248
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus, device, and method for increasing force distribution at suture-tissue interface28 Jul 2026US 12,690,860 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Suturing device20 Jan 2026US 12,527,567 B2Durastat LLC
- Anchor delivery system4 Nov 2025US 12,458,337 B2Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
- Suture fastener and delivery device29 Jul 2025US 12,369,906 B1cLoc Medical Inc.
- Method of preparing a suture fixation device for use in surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse15 Jul 2025US 12,357,297 B2Coloplast A/S
- Suture Fastener and Delivery Device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191523 A1cLoc Medical Inc.
- Systems and methods for robotic endoluminal platform2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183075 A1Noah Medical Corporation
- Surgical element housings, structures, contents, and accessories23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108244 A1
- Apparatus, device, and method for increasing force distribution at suture-tissue interface14 Nov 2024US 2024/0374251 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Suturing device11 Jul 2024US 2024/0225633 A1Durastat LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument for forming a knot1,907US 5,846,254 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical pledget dispensing system1,478US 5,733,308 AW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical suture instrument1,053US 5,431,666 ALaserSurge, Inc. · 1995
- Suturing instrument984US 5,643,293 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Endoscopic suture system947US 5,364,408 ALaurus Medical Corporation · 1994