A61B 2017/0488
Instruments for applying suture clamps, clips or locks
Official title: {Instruments for applying suture clamps, clips or locks}
A61B2017/0488 (Instruments for applying suture clamps, clips or locks) appears on 732 US grants and 984 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 732
- Published applications
- 984
- Assignees
- 225
- Inventors
- 1,062
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Suture clip deployment devices with suture tensioning systems8 Sep 2026US 12,727,878 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Handheld medical suturing device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,621 B1
- Suture anchors with one-way locking mechanisms18 Aug 2026US 12,708,359 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Surgical vessel closing pressure device with pressure sensitive film11 Aug 2026US 12,702,404 B2Catheter Precision, Inc.
- Asymmetric clip applier and cartridge11 Aug 2026US 12,702,405 B2Teleflex Medical Incorporated
- Devices and methods for minimally invasive surgical procedures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272451 A1NICE Surgical Solutions Pte. Ltd.
- Leaflet capture and anchor deployment system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263219 A1Pipeline Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Locking device, system and method of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248500 A1MVRx, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for locking sutures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215771 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Mechanical suture fastener16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198917 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multifunctional clip applier instrument1,908US 5,542,949 A1996
- 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
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Endoscopic suturing system1,510US 7,530,985 B2Olympus Corporation · 2009