A61B 2017/1139
Side-to-side connections
Official title: {Side-to-side connections, e.g. shunt or X-connections}
A61B2017/1139 (Side-to-side connections) appears on 790 US grants and 1,179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 790
- Published applications
- 1,179
- Assignees
- 266
- Inventors
- 1,338
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 43 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cover device for a surgical site, cartridge for a surgical stapler, and related surgical methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,785 B2Evergreen Surgical Solutions, LLC
- Systems, methods and devices for connecting non-adherent structures8 Sep 2026US 12,727,886 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Anastomosis device, systems, and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,727,887 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Wound closure and tissue coupling systems and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,355 B2Vasorum Ltd.
- Shunting catheters and methods for tissual removal18 Aug 2026US 12,708,438 B2Theraheart Inc.
- Systems and methods for preserving and manipulating acute otomies17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272460 A1G. I. Windows, Inc.
- Anastomosis device with sensor for extracorporeal sensing and manipulation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248509 A1G. I. Windows, Inc.
- Catheter for forming a fistula27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248555 A1Clearstream Technologies Limited
- Devices and methods for diverting blood flow from a first vessel20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240542 A1LimFlow GmbH
- Catheter systems for forming a fistula13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232374 A1TVA Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for performing compressional anastomoses2,002US 5,503,635 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Apparatus and method for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system1,916US 7,179,267 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2007
- Composite staple for completing an anastomosis1,903US 6,629,988 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2003
- Apparatus and method for performing compressional anastomoses1,810US 5,697,943 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1997
- Endoscopic device comprising linear staplers and a video camera on its distal end1,718US 7,841,503 B2Medigus Ltd. · 2010