A61B 2017/2212
Having a closed distal end
Official title: {having a closed distal end, e.g. a loop}
A61B2017/2212 (Having a closed distal end) appears on 1,330 US grants and 1,672 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,330
- Published applications
- 1,672
- Assignees
- 429
- Inventors
- 1,833
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 2001 | 33 | 16 |
| 2002 | 27 | 38 |
| 2003 | 40 | 57 |
| 2004 | 28 | 45 |
| 2005 | 14 | 61 |
| 2006 | 24 | 37 |
| 2007 | 11 | 45 |
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| 2009 | 13 | 33 |
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| 2011 | 34 | 48 |
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| 2014 | 37 | 65 |
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| 2017 | 64 | 86 |
| 2018 | 64 | 77 |
| 2019 | 88 | 96 |
| 2020 | 74 | 101 |
| 2021 | 74 | 92 |
| 2022 | 82 | 101 |
| 2023 | 67 | 93 |
| 2024 | 98 | 109 |
| 2025 | 76 | 93 |
| 2026 | 50 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Neurovascular clot retrieving system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,736 B2Cerebrova KP Medical, Inc.
- Extractor cannula securement and processing29 Sep 2026US 12,746,021 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Clot retrieval system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,022 B2Vesalio, Inc.
- Rapid aspiration thrombectomy system and method15 Sep 2026US 12,734,333 B2Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Medical snare8 Sep 2026US 12,727,898 B2Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Embolic retrieval system and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306120 A1Triticum Ltd.
- Neurovascular clot retrieving system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294455 A1Cerebrova KP Medical, Inc.
- Endoscopic snare device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294466 A1United States Endoscopy Group, Inc.
- Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272483 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Retrieval stent, retrieval device, and retrieval system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272486 A1Shanghai Microport Medical (Group) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of using a catheter-sleeve assembly for an endoscope1,867US 5,259,366 A1993
- Basket with one or more moveable legs1,416US 6,174,318 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Electronically activated capture device1,383US 7,063,671 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2006
- Observation assisting forceps1,293US 4,909,789 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian body1,255US 6,447,523 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2002