A61B 2017/06076
Helically or spirally coiled
Official title: {helically or spirally coiled}
A61B2017/06076 (Helically or spirally coiled) appears on 415 US grants and 497 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 415
- Published applications
- 497
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 531
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10 | 12 |
| 2004 | 2 | 25 |
| 2005 | 9 | 37 |
| 2006 | 8 | 41 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13 |
| 2008 | 9 | 20 |
| 2009 | 13 | 18 |
| 2010 | 28 | 25 |
| 2011 | 26 | 17 |
| 2012 | 15 | 35 |
| 2013 | 20 | 17 |
| 2014 | 28 | 21 |
| 2015 | 25 | 19 |
| 2016 | 18 | 32 |
| 2017 | 19 | 16 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | 16 | 45 |
| 2020 | 20 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 | 19 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Perianal fistula closure system26 May 2026US 12,636,003 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Tissue manipulation with an endoluminal gastroplasty device19 May 2026US 12,629,147 B2Nitinotes Ltd.
- Full eversion anastomosis juncture formation and suturing24 Feb 2026US 12,558,096 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient by placing a sling in a single vaginal incision17 Feb 2026US 12,551,325 B2Coloplast A/S
- Suturing apparatus and method27 Jan 2026US 12,533,122 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Endoscope with integrated tissue acquisition capability27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248367 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for endoscopic tissue grasping26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053494 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Movable suturing apparatus and method27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359866 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Method for operating surgical instrument systems30 Oct 2025US 2025/0336512 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Systems and methods for fixing soft tissue23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325259 A1Lmt, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Suture devices particularly useful in endoscopic surgery1,919US 5,222,976 A1993
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Tissue manipulation and securement system1,606US 7,736,374 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Transgastric method for carrying out a partial fundoplication1,452US 7,530,984 B2Medigus Ltd. · 2009
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,366US 7,608,091 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2009