A61F 5/0089
Instruments for placement or removal
Official title: {Instruments for placement or removal}
A61F5/0089 (Instruments for placement or removal) appears on 432 US grants and 653 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 432
- Published applications
- 653
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 627
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 22 |
| 2009 | 2 | 20 |
| 2010 | 9 | 20 |
| 2011 | 10 | 22 |
| 2012 | 18 | 27 |
| 2013 | 11 | 33 |
| 2014 | 23 | 37 |
| 2015 | 24 | 37 |
| 2016 | 27 | 40 |
| 2017 | 33 | 41 |
| 2018 | 29 | 38 |
| 2019 | 37 | 44 |
| 2020 | 39 | 43 |
| 2021 | 28 | 37 |
| 2022 | 19 | 25 |
| 2023 | 33 | 27 |
| 2024 | 22 | 38 |
| 2025 | 31 | 45 |
| 2026 | 16 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical device for controlled anchoring in the intestine15 Sep 2026US 12,733,932 B2
- Intragastric device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,057 B2Medtimo Inc.
- Gastric sizing systems including instruments for use in bariatric surgery1 Sep 2026US 12,721,742 B2Boehringer Laboratories, Inc.
- Systems and methods for anchoring and restraining gastrointestinal prostheses18 Aug 2026US 12,708,540 B2MetaModix, Inc.
- 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 clamp10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263251 A1Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLC
- Automated systems and methods for assisting with medical procedures27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248558 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Surgical device for controlled anchoring in the intestine25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174435 A1
- Sleeve gastrectomy assisting device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151245 A1Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
- Stomach instrument and method21 May 2026US 2026/0137538 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compression mechanism for surgical stapling devices825US 10,231,734 B2Standard Bariatrics, Inc. · 2019
- Bariatric sleeve592US 7,025,791 B2GI Dynamics, Inc. · 2006
- Apparatus for treating obesity and reflux disease554US 10,045,869 B22018
- Magnetic anchoring devices523US 6,656,194 B1Satiety, Inc. · 2003
- Insertion and removal catheters and intestinal tubes for restricting absorption400US 4,315,509 A1982