A61B 2017/3488
Fixation to inner organ or inner body tissue
Official title: {Fixation to inner organ or inner body tissue}
A61B2017/3488 (Fixation to inner organ or inner body tissue) appears on 929 US grants and 1,093 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 929
- Published applications
- 1,093
- Assignees
- 366
- Inventors
- 1,406
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 12 |
| 2002 | 18 | 33 |
| 2003 | 27 | 31 |
| 2004 | 25 | 57 |
| 2005 | 14 | 70 |
| 2006 | 16 | 51 |
| 2007 | 22 | 43 |
| 2008 | 22 | 70 |
| 2009 | 25 | 46 |
| 2010 | 34 | 40 |
| 2011 | 41 | 45 |
| 2012 | 41 | 43 |
| 2013 | 42 | 44 |
| 2014 | 35 | 54 |
| 2015 | 43 | 55 |
| 2016 | 31 | 47 |
| 2017 | 42 | 40 |
| 2018 | 29 | 39 |
| 2019 | 38 | 39 |
| 2020 | 36 | 40 |
| 2021 | 38 | 46 |
| 2022 | 22 | 36 |
| 2023 | 43 | 35 |
| 2024 | 30 | 33 |
| 2025 | 34 | 23 |
| 2026 | 19 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical access device including anchor with ratchet mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,806 B2Covidien LP
- 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.
- Methods and devices for puncturing tissue4 Aug 2026US 12,697,139 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Methods and devices for puncturing tissue16 Jun 2026US 12,653,576 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Transcatheter device for interatrial anastomosis17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272501 A1Texas Medical Center
- Securing A Catheter Device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263750 A1INTERRAD Medical, Inc.
- Trigger thumb treatment devices and methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232342 A1Sonex Health, Inc.
- Clamp assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207192 A1
- Methods and devices for manipulating and fastening tissue23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207195 A1Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Cutting apparatus having disposable handpiece1,607US 5,951,581 AAngioTrax, Inc. · 1999
- Tissue manipulation and securement system1,606US 7,736,374 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2010