A61F 5/0086
Using clamps, folding means or the like
Official title: {using clamps, folding means or the like}
A61F5/0086 (Using clamps, folding means or the like) appears on 324 US grants and 495 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 324
- Published applications
- 495
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 484
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 16 |
| 2005 | 2 | 26 |
| 2006 | 1 | 13 |
| 2007 | 6 | 35 |
| 2008 | 5 | 32 |
| 2009 | 4 | 36 |
| 2010 | 28 | 40 |
| 2011 | 29 | 32 |
| 2012 | 26 | 29 |
| 2013 | 21 | 19 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017 | 15 | 21 |
| 2018 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 18 | 9 |
| 2020 | 14 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 | 21 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 15 | 19 |
| 2025 | 18 | 21 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical devices and methods for bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery14 Jul 2026US 12,678,260 B2West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
- Inflatable bariatric clamp28 Apr 2026US 12,611,323 B2Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLC
- Apparatus for treating obesity21 Apr 2026US 12,605,263 B2
- Apparatus for treating GERD3 Feb 2026US 12,539,222 B2
- Methods and devices for manipulating and fastening tissue30 Dec 2025US 12,508,007 B2Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Inflatable bariatric clamp10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263251 A1Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLC
- Magnetic Devices for Digestive Tract Partitioning13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232473 A1Gt Metabolic Solutions, Inc.
- Stomach instrument and method21 May 2026US 2026/0137538 A1
- Surgical devices and methods for bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery7 May 2026US 2026/0124015 A1West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
- Apparatus for treating gerd7 May 2026US 2026/0124054 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features2,424US 7,604,151 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Surgical stapling instruments having a releasable staple-forming pocket2,400US 7,438,209 B1Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2008
- Flexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplication2,263US 6,086,600 ASymbiosis Corporation · 2000
- Staple cartridge cavity configurations2,227US 8,590,762 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features2,208US 8,186,560 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012