A61B 2017/048
For reducing heart wall tension
Official title: {for reducing heart wall tension, e.g. sutures with a pad on each extremity}
A61B2017/048 (For reducing heart wall tension) appears on 202 US grants and 240 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 202
- Published applications
- 240
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 213
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 | 11 |
| 2003 | 9 | 13 |
| 2004 | 12 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 6 |
| 2013 | 13 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 15 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical suturing device for repair of tricuspid regurgitation and methods thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,714,420 B2LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Tricuspid valve repair using tension24 Feb 2026US 12,558,221 B24Tech Inc.
- Anchoring method for reducing cardiac valve regurgitation20 Jan 2026US 12,527,664 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Minimally invasive heart valve repair in a beating heart16 Dec 2025US 12,496,061 B2NeoChord, Inc.
- Mitral leaflet tethering3 Jun 2025US 12,318,296 B2Pipeline Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Minimally invasive heart valve repair in a beating heart19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076670 A1
- Mitralleaflet tethering28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268715 A1Pipeline Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Surgical suturing device for repair of tricuspid regurgitation and methods thereof27 Mar 2025US 2025/0099096 A1LSI Solutions, Inc.
- Coaptation enhancement implant, system, and method6 Feb 2025US 2025/0041061 A1Polares Medical Inc.
- Line trimming tool for heart wall remodeling devices and methods28 Mar 2024US 2024/0099736 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Valve to myocardium tension members device and method1,088US 6,332,893 B1Myocor, Inc. · 2001
- Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen1,026US 6,231,561 B1Appriva Medical, Inc. · 2001
- Actuation mechanisms for a heart actuation device1,020US 7,658,705 B2CardioEnergetics, Inc. · 2010
- Methods and devices for improving mitral valve function955US 6,723,038 B1Myocor, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for closing intracardiac septal defects905US 6,290,674 B1Appriva Medical, Inc. · 2001