- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosissurgeryidentification
- A61B 17/04 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for closing wounds or holding wounds closedAccessories for use therewith for suturing woundsHolders or packages for needles or suture materials
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/04
Total number of patents in this class: 10252
10-year publication summary
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768
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860
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756
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920
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771
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691
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667
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530
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559
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552
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1526 |
448 |
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 10481 |
446 |
| Covidien LP | 10668 |
395 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 4749 |
369 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2672 |
349 |
| Cilag GmbH International | 6299 |
307 |
| Medos International SARL | 789 |
221 |
| Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC | 228 |
205 |
| CONMED Corporation | 1016 |
167 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2785 |
163 |
| LSI Solutions, Inc. | 460 |
138 |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | 1414 |
108 |
| Ethicon, Inc. | 1161 |
102 |
| Olympus Corporation | 13099 |
84 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 4159 |
82 |
| Cook Medical Technologies LLC | 3214 |
81 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5087 |
79 |
| Teleflex Life Sciences LLC | 482 |
77 |
| Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 1365 |
70 |
| Coloplast A/S | 1900 |
70 |
| Other owners | 6291 |