- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosissurgeryidentification
- A61B 17/10 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for closing wounds or holding wounds closedAccessories for use therewith for applying or removing wound clampsWound clamp magazines
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 17/10
Total number of patents in this class: 2491
10-year publication summary
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292
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174
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348
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188
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176
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150
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93
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105
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59
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36
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Cilag GmbH International | 6381 |
841 |
| Covidien LP | 10711 |
395 |
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 11317 |
159 |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | 1308 |
48 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. | 1760 |
38 |
| Olympus Corporation | 12900 |
37 |
| Cook Medical Technologies LLC | 3193 |
37 |
| Ethicon, Inc. | 1117 |
28 |
| Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited | 1021 |
20 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 4917 |
19 |
| Rotation Medical, Inc. | 126 |
19 |
| Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. | 1013 |
16 |
| AtriCure, Inc. | 353 |
16 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 4454 |
15 |
| Ancora Heart, Inc. | 74 |
15 |
| RevMedica, Inc. | 47 |
15 |
| Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd. | 213 |
14 |
| 4tech Inc. | 44 |
12 |
| Teleflex Life Sciences LLC | 605 |
12 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, LLC | 2777 |
11 |
| Other owners | 724 |