A61B 2017/3484
Anchoring means
Official title: {Anchoring means, e.g. spreading-out umbrella-like structure}
A61B2017/3484 (Anchoring means) appears on 1,827 US grants and 2,083 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 2,083
- Assignees
- 608
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 37 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Anti-skiving guide tube and surgical system including the same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,017 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Surgical access device including anchor with ratchet mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,806 B2Covidien LP
- Apparatus and methods for puncturing tissue and removing fluids without spillage22 Sep 2026US 12,741,076 B2
- Methods and devices for puncturing tissue15 Sep 2026US 12,733,955 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Tissue engagement devices, systems, and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,727,867 B2Circa Scientific, Inc.
- Transcatheter device for interatrial anastomosis17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272501 A1Texas Medical Center
- Securing A Catheter Device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263750 A1INTERRAD Medical, Inc.
- Laparoscopic tissue containment device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240566 A1Ark Surgical Ltd.
- Trigger thumb treatment devices and methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232342 A1Sonex Health, Inc.
- Systems and methods for catheter balloon removal6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224846 A1Mavericks Foundation LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fastener delivery and deployment mechanism and method for placing the fastener in minimally invasive surgery1,994US 5,891,160 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 1999
- Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner1,974US 6,042,607 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 2000
- Gastric treatment and diagnosis device and method1,899US 6,535,764 B2IntraPace, Inc. · 2003
- Apparatus for percutaneously performing myocardial revascularization having controlled cutting depth and methods of use1,732US 6,165,188 AAngioTrax, Inc. · 2000
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001