A61B 2017/12018
Elastic band ligators
Official title: {Elastic band ligators}
A61B2017/12018 (Elastic band ligators) appears on 295 US grants and 324 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 295
- Published applications
- 324
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 595
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13 |
| 2007 | 6 | 18 |
| 2008 | 1 | 20 |
| 2009 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 | 19 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 14 | 19 |
| 2016 | 16 | 18 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 20 |
| 2020 | 17 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 28 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 |
| 2026 | 12 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implantable sphincter assistance device with deformable elements29 Sep 2026US 12,746,004 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,758 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Surgical clip and deployment system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,428 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endocardial left atrial appendage management11 Aug 2026US 12,702,419 B2Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Implantable sphincter assistance device with dual zone controlled rate of constriction force2 Jun 2026US 12,642,531 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Systems and methods for the treatment of chronic venous disease13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232445 A1Clearstream Technologies Limited
- Devices and methods for occluding the left atrial appendage25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174441 A1AtriCure, Inc.
- Devices and methods to treat and prevent diverticulitis25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174573 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Endoscopic systems and methods for duodenal mucosal reshaping and resurfacing30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114873 A1Endolastic, Inc.
- Endoscopic methods and systems for gastrointestinal reshaping and resurfacing19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076677 A1Endolastic, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- External endoscopic accessory control system1,491US 7,717,846 B2C. R. Bard, Inc. · 2010
- Multiple band ligator and anoscope system and method for using same1,096US 7,037,314 B22006
- Device for occlusion of a left atrial appendage1,077US 8,663,245 B2Medtronic, Inc. · 2014
- Endoscope system520US 6,059,719 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Preformed ligatures for bleeders and methods of applying such ligatures483US 3,985,138 A1976