A61B 2017/3425
For internal organs
Official title: {for internal organs, e.g. heart ports}
A61B2017/3425 (For internal organs) appears on 361 US grants and 555 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 361
- Published applications
- 555
- Assignees
- 199
- Inventors
- 759
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 2 | 11 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 28 |
| 2009 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010 | 5 | 20 |
| 2011 | 10 | 27 |
| 2012 | 17 | 27 |
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| 2017 | 23 | 28 |
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| 2019 | 31 | 44 |
| 2020 | 24 | 32 |
| 2021 | 25 | 44 |
| 2022 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 31 | 19 |
| 2024 | 32 | 21 |
| 2025 | 18 | 19 |
| 2026 | 10 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Access ports for use with surgical robots29 Sep 2026US 12,746,035 B2Conmed Corporation
- Interface for accessing the interior of a heart8 Sep 2026US 12,727,911 B2Syntach AG
- Anchor for transcatheter access into the coronary sinus14 Jul 2026US 12,678,191 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Minimally invasive subdural evacuating system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,573 B2MUSC Foundation for Research Development
- Transcatheter device for interatrial anastomosis9 Jun 2026US 12,648,787 B2Texas Medical Center
- Handheld Penetrative Devices for Treating Pleural Conditions, and Related Methods and Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306130 A1Creare Inc.
- Systems and methods for catheter balloon removal6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224846 A1Mavericks Foundation LLC
- Clamp assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207192 A1
- Systems and methods for accessing a renal capsule for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191562 A1Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
- Percutaneous access pathway system4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151144 A1Critical Innovations, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Circular stapler introducer with rigid cap assembly configured for easy removal1,705US 8,353,438 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Circular stapler introducer with radially-openable distal end portion1,696US 8,353,439 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Devices and methods for introducing a surgical circular stapling instrument into a patient1,453US 8,899,466 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Devices and methods for heart valve repair878US 6,986,775 B2Guided Delivery Systems, Inc. · 2006