A61B 2017/3427
For intercostal space
Official title: {for intercostal space}
A61B2017/3427 (For intercostal space) appears on 98 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 117
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 218
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 11 |
| 2012 | 0 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Needle thoracostomy device and method of use2 Jun 2026US 12,642,893 B2B.I.N.T. Industry, LLC
- Surgical retractor26 May 2026US 12,636,002 B2
- Systems and methods for lead delivery18 Nov 2025US 12,471,896 B2AtaCor Medical, Inc.
- Percutaneous medical device delivery system18 Feb 2025US 12,226,622 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Thoracostomy device24 Sep 2024US 12,097,346 B1OhioHealth Corporation
- Chest tube inserter for chest tube insertion and drug injection, and kit including same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174464 A1Seoul National University Hospital
- Needle thoracostomy device and method of use21 May 2026US 2026/0137845 A1B.I.N.T. Industry, LLC
- Systems and methods for lead delivery5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033820 A1AtaCor Medical, Inc.
- Needle thoracostomy device and method of use5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034278 A1B.I.N.T. Industry, LLC
- Surgical Retractor16 Oct 2025US 2025/0318822 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access1,818US 5,810,721 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998
- Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery1,399US 6,613,069 B2Heartport, Inc. · 2003
- Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures1,112US 5,571,215 AHeartport, Inc. · 1996
- Laparoscopic port assembly1,058US 8,888,695 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Methods for performing thoracoscopic coronary artery bypass866US 5,452,733 AStanford Surgical Technologies, Inc. · 1995