A61F 2/0045
Support slings
Official title: {Support slings}
A61F2/0045 (Support slings) appears on 936 US grants and 1,216 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 936
- Published applications
- 1,216
- Assignees
- 188
- Inventors
- 934
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | 10 | 32 |
| 2003 | 23 | 31 |
| 2004 | 13 | 32 |
| 2005 | 12 | 50 |
| 2006 | 20 | 56 |
| 2007 | 17 | 45 |
| 2008 | 17 | 66 |
| 2009 | 22 | 67 |
| 2010 | 32 | 81 |
| 2011 | 55 | 108 |
| 2012 | 50 | 72 |
| 2013 | 62 | 85 |
| 2014 | 100 | 110 |
| 2015 | 85 | 93 |
| 2016 | 83 | 88 |
| 2017 | 65 | 39 |
| 2018 | 81 | 23 |
| 2019 | 54 | 26 |
| 2020 | 27 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 | 15 |
| 2022 | 21 | 23 |
| 2023 | 10 | 21 |
| 2024 | 16 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pelvic implants and methods of making and using thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,702,536 B2Lyra Medical Ltd.
- Prosthetic surgical sling7 Jul 2026US 12,672,947 B2
- Tissue repair device and method2 Jun 2026US 12,642,636 B2Femselect Ltd.
- Method of suturing a prosthetic to human tissue5 May 2026US 12,616,461 B2Surgimatix, Inc.
- Hernia repair, breast reconstruction and sling devices containing poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof7 Apr 2026US 12,594,361 B2Tepha, Inc.
- Prosthetic Surgical Sling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306237 A1
- Breast implant and manufacturing method for same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215906 A1
- Preparation method and preparation device for micro-hook of suspension belt with fixing function16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199075 A1Condiner Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Breast implant and manufacturing method for same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174545 A1
- Pelvic stabilization implants, methods of use and manufacture2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090872 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Method of facial reconstructive surgery using a self-anchoring tissue lifting device1,389US 8,721,666 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2014
- Apparatus for the prevention of urinary incontinence in females1,069US 8,727,961 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2014