A61B 90/02
Devices for expanding tissue
Official title: {Devices for expanding tissue, e.g. skin tissue (implements for holding wounds open, surgical tractors A61B17/02; implantable mammary prosthesis A61F2/12; dilators A61M29/00)}
A61B90/02 (Devices for expanding tissue) appears on 582 US grants and 682 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 582
- Published applications
- 682
- Assignees
- 212
- Inventors
- 929
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 16 |
| 2003 | 12 | 27 |
| 2004 | 7 | 23 |
| 2005 | 8 | 20 |
| 2006 | 9 | 22 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 |
| 2008 | 8 | 26 |
| 2009 | 7 | 22 |
| 2010 | 13 | 23 |
| 2011 | 14 | 24 |
| 2012 | 19 | 21 |
| 2013 | 24 | 20 |
| 2014 | 33 | 43 |
| 2015 | 21 | 32 |
| 2016 | 36 | 42 |
| 2017 | 24 | 34 |
| 2018 | 20 | 27 |
| 2019 | 28 | 32 |
| 2020 | 29 | 40 |
| 2021 | 25 | 28 |
| 2022 | 23 | 39 |
| 2023 | 28 | 38 |
| 2024 | 22 | 28 |
| 2025 | 18 | 23 |
| 2026 | 16 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implantable sphincter assistance device with deformable elements29 Sep 2026US 12,746,004 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Devices, systems and methods for subdermal coagulation18 Aug 2026US 12,708,426 B2Apyx Medical Corporation
- Breast implants and tissue expanders having integrated systems for filling implant shells with fluids, infusing fluids, and draining fluids from breast tissue surrounding implant shells11 Aug 2026US 12,702,541 B2Mentor Worldwide LLC
- Prosthetic implants having shells with flexible needle stop patches made of two or more layers of textile material9 Jun 2026US 12,648,843 B2Mentor Worldwide LLC
- Tissue expander for breast reconstruction capable of MMP sensor-based real-time capsular contracture monitoring and treatment, and patient information system linked thereto19 May 2026US 12,629,244 B2Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
- Lifting agent with therapeutics8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306594 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Plication systems, plication/spring systems, and methods of use thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248604 A1Eclipse Regenesis, Inc.
- Intestinal catheter device and system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198985 A1Fractyl Health, Inc.
- Rigidifying brace4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151207 A1Lipocosm, LLC
- Surgical tools and methods for their use21 May 2026US 2026/0137503 A1Lipocosm, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-point tissue tension distribution device and method, a chin lift variation1,464US 7,510,566 B2Coapt Systems, Inc. · 2009
- Dissecting cannula and methods of use thereof1,391US 8,267,951 B2nContact Surgical, Inc. · 2012
- Multi-point tissue tension distribution device, a brow and face lift variation, and a method of tissue approximation using the device1,352US 6,485,503 B2Coapt Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Remotely anchored tissue fixation device1,153US 7,172,615 B2Coapt Systems, Inc. · 2007
- Apparatus for tissue remodeling716US 6,430,446 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002