A61F 2002/0072
Delivery tools therefor
Official title: {Delivery tools therefor}
A61F2002/0072 (Delivery tools therefor) appears on 666 US grants and 803 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 666
- Published applications
- 803
- Assignees
- 194
- Inventors
- 838
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 16 |
| 2003 | 14 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 | 22 |
| 2005 | 6 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7 | 19 |
| 2009 | 3 | 25 |
| 2010 | 9 | 29 |
| 2011 | 14 | 47 |
| 2012 | 18 | 25 |
| 2013 | 30 | 49 |
| 2014 | 41 | 51 |
| 2015 | 42 | 68 |
| 2016 | 53 | 69 |
| 2017 | 33 | 58 |
| 2018 | 57 | 31 |
| 2019 | 64 | 58 |
| 2020 | 41 | 26 |
| 2021 | 44 | 31 |
| 2022 | 22 | 27 |
| 2023 | 27 | 23 |
| 2024 | 29 | 36 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implantable prosthesis1 Sep 2026US 12,721,714 B2Davol Inc.
- Medical implant delivery system and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,715 B2Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Fixating means between a mesh and mesh deployment means especially useful for hernia repair surgeries and methods thereof16 Jun 2026US 12,653,658 B2Davol Inc.
- Tissue repair device and method2 Jun 2026US 12,642,636 B2Femselect Ltd.
- Medical implant delivery system13 Jan 2026US 12,521,250 B2Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Suturing device and methods of use thereof13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232310 A1Soranus Arge Ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Patch insertion tool and related methods of use6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224344 A1Davol Inc.
- Medical implant delivery devices23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207321 A1Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Implant delivery device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198965 A1Stryker European Operations Limited
- Device for delivery of surgical patches during minimally invasive surgery2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182977 A1Sealantium Medical Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Resilient arm mesh deployer1,885US 5,405,360 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1995
- Sterile appliance delivery device for endoscopic procedures1,585US 8,211,125 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Fixating means between a mesh and mesh deployment means especially useful for hernia repair surgeries and methods thereof1,453US 8,500,762 B2Davol, Inc. (a C.R. Bard Company) · 2013
- Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment1,151US 5,549,679 A1996
- Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment1,068US 5,571,189 A1996