D10B 2509/04
Sutures
D10B2509/04 (Sutures) appears on 142 US grants and 168 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D10B- Granted patents
- 142
- Published applications
- 168
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 263
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 12 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 24 |
| 2020 | 17 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Suture device15 Sep 2026US 12,733,924 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Devices for assisting with heart valve manufacturing7 Jul 2026US 12,672,957 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Medical devices containing compositions of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof5 May 2026US 12,616,780 B2Tepha, Inc.
- Automated sewing and thread management28 Apr 2026US 12,611,209 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Hernia repair, breast reconstruction and sling devices containing poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof7 Apr 2026US 12,594,361 B2Tepha, Inc.
- Antimicrobial filaments and methods of making the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250888 A1Corza Medical, Inc.
- Automated sewing and thread management13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232312 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Medical devices containing compositions of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199563 A1Tepha, Inc.
- Method for dyeing suture material21 May 2026US 2026/0137829 A1Corza Medical, Inc.
- Eptfe high strength sutures9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097154 A1Zeus Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- High strength suture material447US 6,716,234 B2Arthrex, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone394US 8,118,836 B2Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC · 2012
- Knotless fixation of tissue to bone with suture chain350US 7,981,140 B2Arthrex, Inc. · 2011
- Method of using a surgical repair suture product341US 5,318,575 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Multifilament surgical cord340US 6,045,571 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000