A61B 2017/320056
Tunnelers
Official title: {Tunnelers}
A61B2017/320056 (Tunnelers) appears on 302 US grants and 446 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 302
- Published applications
- 446
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 657
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2022 | 18 | 28 |
| 2023 | 11 | 17 |
| 2024 | 19 | 27 |
| 2025 | 13 | 21 |
| 2026 | 17 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Catheter extraction8 Sep 2026US 12,727,914 B2Qathex, LLC
- Rupturing tool and rupturing system for surgical interventions1 Sep 2026US 12,721,637 B2Abanza Tecnomed, S.L.
- Surgical tunneling devices and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,452 B2Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
- Systems and methods for percutaneous division of fibrous structures25 Aug 2026US 12,714,458 B2
- Minimally invasive no touch (MINT) procedure for harvesting the great saphenous vein (GSV), endoscopic asval technique and assisted pin stripping of superficial GSV, hydrodissection-based endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) system, venous hydrodissector, retractor and tip adapter for use with flexible cystosope and adapted cystoscope system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,391 B2Pjpg LLC
- Methods and systems for tunnel planning and navigation10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263167 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Deep vein thrombosis thrombectomy device with embolic protection9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191556 A1Acotec Technologies Limited
- Access and ablation system and method for use thereof18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165772 A1Medtronic Europe Sàrl
- Cellulite treatment system and methods21 May 2026US 2026/0137419 A1
- Rupturing tool and rupturing system for surgical interventions23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108259 A1Abanza Tecnomed, S.L.
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- Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery523US 5,799,661 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Transobturator surgical articles and methods373US 6,911,003 B2AMS Research Corporation · 2005
- Spinal surgery system and method322US 7,503,920 B22009