A61B 2017/00243
Cardiac
Official title: {cardiac}
A61B2017/00243 (Cardiac) appears on 5,326 US grants and 6,512 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,326
- Published applications
- 6,512
- Assignees
- 1,228
- Inventors
- 5,970
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 56 | 0 |
| 1998 | 113 | 0 |
| 1999 | 182 | 0 |
| 2000 | 168 | 0 |
| 2001 | 199 | 106 |
| 2002 | 166 | 268 |
| 2003 | 212 | 281 |
| 2004 | 170 | 312 |
| 2005 | 138 | 287 |
| 2006 | 123 | 251 |
| 2007 | 120 | 261 |
| 2008 | 96 | 219 |
| 2009 | 100 | 182 |
| 2010 | 172 | 228 |
| 2011 | 162 | 202 |
| 2012 | 178 | 210 |
| 2013 | 183 | 196 |
| 2014 | 183 | 249 |
| 2015 | 185 | 218 |
| 2016 | 170 | 216 |
| 2017 | 176 | 230 |
| 2018 | 149 | 244 |
| 2019 | 227 | 336 |
| 2020 | 253 | 339 |
| 2021 | 274 | 339 |
| 2022 | 227 | 309 |
| 2023 | 231 | 274 |
| 2024 | 225 | 276 |
| 2025 | 258 | 298 |
| 2026 | 140 | 181 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for cardiac surgery and methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,713 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Devices and methods of visualizing and determining depth of penetration in cardiac tissue29 Sep 2026US 12,745,999 B2Ancora Heart, Inc.
- Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stents29 Sep 2026US 12,746,110 B2V-Wave Ltd.
- Methods and devices for puncturing tissue15 Sep 2026US 12,733,955 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Annuloplasty device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,035 B2
- Medical device and treatment method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306106 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Left atrial appendage occlusion assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294415 A1Covidien LP
- Left atrial appendage occlusion device delivery systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294416 A1Covidien LP
- Left atrial appendage occlusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294417 A1Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Left atrial appendage manipulation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294418 A1Append Medical Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks2,751US 6,231,565 B1United States Surgical Corporation · 2001
- Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis2,683US 5,695,504 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures2,609US 6,436,107 B1Computer Motion, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,567US 5,855,583 AComputer Motion, Inc. · 1999
- Surgical stapling instrument2,273US 5,732,872 AHeartport, Inc. · 1998