A61B 2017/06142
Having needle- or suture- retaining members
Official title: {having needle- or suture- retaining members, e.g. holding tabs or needle parks}
A61B2017/06142 (Having needle- or suture- retaining members) appears on 301 US grants and 220 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 301
- Published applications
- 220
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 433
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 11 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Implant and suture organization device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,406 B2Conmed Corporation
- Housing for storing sutures therein, and methods of use therefor14 Jul 2026US 12,678,157 B2Origami Surgical, Inc.
- Prosthetic incision device and methods thereof28 Apr 2026US 12,611,304 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for suture management10 Mar 2026US 12,569,241 B2Medos International Sarl
- Cartridge device for suture anchor and suture management during implantation of a micro suture anchor array24 Feb 2026US 12,558,087 B2Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Suturing device and methods of use thereof13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232310 A1Soranus Arge Ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Devices, systems, and methods for suture management18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165701 A1Medos International Sarl
- Surgical element housings, structures, contents, and accessories23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108244 A1
- Card holder for suture constructs26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083549 A1Riverpoint Medical, LLC
- Prosthetic suturing device and methods thereof26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083558 A1LSI Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical method for affixing a valve to a heart using a looped suture combination1,122US 6,506,197 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003
- Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone944US 5,037,422 AAcufex Microsurgical, Inc. · 1991
- Suture anchor installation tool836US 5,002,550 AMitek Surgical Products, Inc. · 1991
- Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone791US 5,224,946 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1993
- Expandable bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone769US 5,236,445 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1993