A61F 2/0004
Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings
Official title: {Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse}
A61F2/0004 (Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings) appears on 2,280 US grants and 2,516 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,280
- Published applications
- 2,516
- Assignees
- 626
- Inventors
- 2,700
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 58 | 55 |
| 2025 | 37 | 63 |
| 2026 | 37 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Leak detection for implantable inflation devices29 Sep 2026US 12,746,132 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Implantable medical device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,984 B2Uromems
- Urethral barrier device and method of use25 Aug 2026US 12,714,548 B2
- Method for draining a medical device adapted to be implanted25 Aug 2026US 12,714,549 B2Uromems
- Prosthetic Surgical Sling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306237 A1
- Catheter with inflatable expansion tube structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306793 A1
- Medical-grade actuator having a modular structure and medical device comprising same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283619 A1MyoPowers Medical Technologies France SAS
- Surgical instrument24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283637 A1
- Intraurethral device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283772 A1Ingenion Medical Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Devices and methods for treating e.g. urinary stress incontinence2,153US 6,517,566 B1Surgical Connections, Inc. · 2003
- Surgical implants and related methods1,749US 7,722,527 B2AMS Research Corporation · 2010
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Reinforced tissue implants and methods of manufacture and use1,488US 6,599,323 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2003