- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosissurgeryidentification
- A61B 17/06 - NeedlesHolders or packages for needles or suture materials
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/06
Total number of patents in this class: 4219
10-year publication summary
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464
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419
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469
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373
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295
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282
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223
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247
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247
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144
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 11241 |
235 |
| Covidien LP | 10675 |
178 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | 1710 |
175 |
| Ethicon, Inc. | 1118 |
168 |
| Cilag GmbH International | 6343 |
164 |
| Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC | 205 |
127 |
| Medos International SARL | 816 |
105 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2639 |
100 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 4888 |
62 |
| LSI Solutions, Inc. | 476 |
62 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 4415 |
52 |
| Stryker Corporation | 5614 |
51 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2774 |
49 |
| CONMED Corporation | 1011 |
48 |
| Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. | 1017 |
36 |
| Teleflex Life Sciences LLC | 552 |
34 |
| Coloplast A/S | 1930 |
33 |
| Olympus Corporation | 12920 |
31 |
| Mani, Inc. | 149 |
31 |
| Riverpoint Medical, LLC | 102 |
30 |
| Other owners | 2448 |