A61B 2017/06014
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A61B2017/06014 (Spring-loaded) appears on 64 US grants and 81 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 81
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 89
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 10 | 18 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue12 May 2026US 12,622,690 B2Stryker Corporation
- Method and apparatus for treating a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel suture passer17 Sep 2024US 12,089,833 B2Stryker Corporation
- Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue24 Oct 2023US 11,793,507 B2Stryker Corporation
- Method and apparatus for treating a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel suture passer29 Nov 2022US 11,510,666 B2Stryker Corporation
- Meniscus repair25 May 2021US 11,013,510 B2Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232311 A1Stryker Corporation
- Medical devices, systems, and methods for providing traction to tissue6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339136 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312031 A1Stryker Corporation
- Method and apparatus for treating a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel suture passer27 Feb 2025US 2025/0064447 A1Stryker Corporation
- Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue23 May 2024US 2024/0164767 A1Stryker Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for surgical suturing with thread management1,266US 6,923,819 B2SuturTek Incorporated · 2005
- Implantable article and method for treating urinary incontinence using means for repositioning the implantable article490US 6,652,450 B2American Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Surgical instruments451US 7,223,229 B2AMS Research Corporation · 2007
- Sling delivery system and method of use383US 6,612,977 B2American Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Meniscus repair265US 9,861,354 B2Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2018