A61B 2017/0441
The shaft being a rigid coil or spiral
Official title: {the shaft being a rigid coil or spiral}
A61B2017/0441 (The shaft being a rigid coil or spiral) appears on 422 US grants and 575 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 422
- Published applications
- 575
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 724
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
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| 2015 | 26 | 27 |
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| 2017 | 27 | 33 |
| 2018 | 25 | 38 |
| 2019 | 35 | 44 |
| 2020 | 33 | 31 |
| 2021 | 24 | 53 |
| 2022 | 20 | 33 |
| 2023 | 29 | 30 |
| 2024 | 27 | 34 |
| 2025 | 35 | 24 |
| 2026 | 15 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Leaflet capture and anchor deployment system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263219 A1Pipeline Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Atrioventricular regurgitation reduction system anchors27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248613 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Systems and methods for guiding and positioning an implant20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240656 A1Edwards Lifesciences Innovation (Israel) Ltd.
- Systems, apparatus and methods to repair operation of a heart valve16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199090 A1Primo Medical Group, Inc.
- Catheter ultrasound devices and methods for assessing targeted tissue2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183113 A1Edwards Lifesciences Innovation (Israel) Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner1,406US 6,402,780 B2Cardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 2002
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- Method and apparatus for tissue connection1,062US 7,101,395 B2Mitral Interventions, Inc. · 2006
- Rotatable lead introducer858US 7,544,197 B2Greatbatch Ltd. · 2009
- Apparatuses and methods for heart valve repair807US 7,087,064 B1Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 2006