A61B 2017/061
Hollow or tubular
Official title: {hollow or tubular}
A61B2017/061 (Hollow or tubular) appears on 438 US grants and 560 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 438
- Published applications
- 560
- Assignees
- 178
- Inventors
- 727
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 19 |
| 2004 | 8 | 47 |
| 2005 | 4 | 32 |
| 2006 | 12 | 22 |
| 2007 | 8 | 23 |
| 2008 | 11 | 28 |
| 2009 | 13 | 21 |
| 2010 | 31 | 25 |
| 2011 | 18 | 15 |
| 2012 | 24 | 19 |
| 2013 | 19 | 18 |
| 2014 | 20 | 14 |
| 2015 | 16 | 29 |
| 2016 | 22 | 31 |
| 2017 | 20 | 35 |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 |
| 2019 | 22 | 33 |
| 2020 | 44 | 23 |
| 2021 | 15 | 19 |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 |
| 2023 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 |
| 2025 | 15 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for tissue repair1 Sep 2026US 12,721,617 B2Medos International Sarl
- Vascular closure devices and methods16 Jun 2026US 12,653,522 B2Arterica Inc.
- Methods and apparatuses for attaching hair using surgical thread2 Jun 2026US 12,642,643 B2
- Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue12 May 2026US 12,622,690 B2Stryker Corporation
- Implant deployment device3 Mar 2026US 12,564,398 B2Osteonic Co.,Ltd
- Catheter devices and methods of closing openings in tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306084 A1
- Indirect attachment of a needle to a mesh suture10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263065 A1Northwestern University
- Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232311 A1Stryker Corporation
- Suture applicator device and system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215774 A1
- Medical needle assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207191 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Tissue reconfiguration1,584US 6,494,888 B1ndo surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,366US 7,608,091 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2009
- Tissue reconfiguration1,338US 7,153,314 B2ndo surgical, Inc. · 2006
- Fixation device delivery catheter, systems and methods of use1,218US 7,226,467 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2007