A61F 6/206
Clamps
Official title: {Clamps (ligaturing clamps or clips A61B17/122)}
A61F6/206 (Clamps) appears on 58 US grants and 27 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 58
- Published applications
- 27
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 70
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus for temporary male contraception4 Aug 2026US 12,697,489 B2
- Method for controlling flow of sperms in a uterine tube19 May 2026US 12,629,517 B2
- Contraceptive devices12 Aug 2025US 12,383,421 B2Contraline, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for fastening and clamping tissue26 Nov 2024US 12,150,633 B2Amsel Medical Corporation
- Method for controlling flow of eggs in a uterine tube20 Aug 2024US 12,064,374 B2
- System, an apparatus, and a method for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient23 Jan 2025US 2025/0025368 A1
- Method for controlling flow of eggs in a uretine tube12 Dec 2024US 2024/0407942 A1
- Apparatus for temporary male contraception4 Jul 2024US 2024/0216680 A1
- Methods and apparatus for fastening and clamping tissues with tissue protector2 May 2024US 2024/0138823 A1Amsel Medical Corporation
- Method for controlling flow of sperms in a uterine tube11 Jan 2024US 2024/0009454 A1
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