A61B 2017/06095
Pliable
Official title: {pliable}
A61B2017/06095 (Pliable) appears on 168 US grants and 232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 168
- Published applications
- 232
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 331
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 21 |
| 2020 | 13 | 23 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 17 | 15 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, devices and methods of making highly elastic suture needles for minimally invasive surgery25 Aug 2026US 12,714,421 B2Ethicon, Inc.
- Multi-function systems, apparatus and methods for approximating, ligating and fixating soft tissue5 May 2026US 12,616,463 B2Passer Stitch, LLC
- Methods and instrumentation for durotomy repairs17 Mar 2026US 12,575,822 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Surgical device for complex suturing fibrous tissues3 Mar 2026US 12,564,397 B2
- Full eversion anastomosis juncture formation and suturing24 Feb 2026US 12,558,096 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Multi-Function Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Approximating, Ligating and Fixating Soft Tissue6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224214 A1Passer Stitch, LLC
- Methods and instrumentation for durotomy repairs2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182982 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Modular deformable suture needle for minimally invasive surgery and form control method thereof26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083451 A1Jiangsu Cancer Hospital
- Surgical device for complex suturing fibrous tissues5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060673 A1
- Method and apparatus for mitral valve chord repair22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020961 A1Pipeline Medical Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for endoscopic suturing1,534US 8,313,496 B2LSI Solutions, Inc. · 2012
- Shape memory effect surgical needles452US 5,219,358 AEthicon, Inc. · 1993
- Suture passing surgical instrument286US 6,984,237 B2Orthopaedic Biosystems Ltd., Inc. · 2006
- Surgical apparatus and method250US 9,192,375 B2Marker Medical, LLC · 2015
- Transseptal puncture apparatus198US 7,666,203 B2NMT Medical, Inc. · 2010