A61B 2050/0067
Types of closures or fasteners
Official title: {Types of closures or fasteners}
A61B2050/0067 (Types of closures or fasteners) appears on 433 US grants and 432 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 432
- Assignees
- 227
- Inventors
- 817
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2050/0083Snap connectionIndexing code105
- A61B 2050/007Locking clampsIndexing code59
- A61B 2050/0076Having additional locking meansIndexing code50
- A61B 2050/0084Tabs inserted into slotsIndexing code49
- A61B 2050/008Pegs insertedIndexing code48
- A61B 2050/0074Toggle latches or clampsIndexing code43
- A61B 2050/0085Hook and loopIndexing code23
- A61B 2050/0082Rib-and-groove connectionIndexing code22
All 20 subgroupsShow fewer
- A61B 2050/0088ZipIndexing code22
- A61B 2050/0068Cooperating dimplesIndexing code16
- A61B 2050/0078Having additional unlocking meansIndexing code15
- A61B 2050/0079Magnetic closuresIndexing code12
- A61B 2050/0072PlugsIndexing code11
- A61B 2050/0075Swingable wire bails or handlesIndexing code11
- A61B 2050/0071Draw-stringsIndexing code9
- A61B 2050/0081Pins cooperating with slots of a slideable locking barIndexing code9
- A61B 2050/0086Closed by or under vacuumIndexing code9
- A61B 2050/0087Closed in two stepsIndexing code8
- A61B 2050/0069Press-buttonsIndexing code5
- A61B 2050/0073TiesIndexing code0
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical fastener1,693US 6,015,417 A2000
- Medical device with feature for sterile acceptance of non-sterile reusable component1,551US 9,072,523 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Connectable instrument trays for creating a modular case1,468US 7,909,191 B2Greatbatch Ltd. · 2011
- Surgical instrument with pivoting coupling to modular shaft and end effector1,466US 9,011,471 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- User feedback through handpiece of surgical instrument1,344US 9,364,279 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016