A61B 2018/00369
Heart valves
Official title: {Heart valves}
A61B2018/00369 (Heart valves) appears on 151 US grants and 285 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 151
- Published applications
- 285
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 379
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 16 |
| 2021 | 4 | 25 |
| 2022 | 7 | 30 |
| 2023 | 12 | 35 |
| 2024 | 21 | 31 |
| 2025 | 20 | 40 |
| 2026 | 22 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Valve leaflet resection device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,765 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Acoustic performance monitoring system and method within intravascular lithotripsy device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,942 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Tubular large bore transseptal crossing sheath18 Aug 2026US 12,708,431 B2Circa Scientific, Inc.
- Electrical analyzer assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,442 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Laser pulse shaping to enhance conversion efficiency and protect fiber optic delivery system for disruption of vascular calcium11 Aug 2026US 12,702,479 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Connector for multiplexer optical coupling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306175 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- System, device, and method for determining location of arrhythmogenic foci17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272542 A1
- Transapical removal device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272653 A1Evalve, Inc.
- Lithotripsy balloon dilation catheters having balloons to conform to lesions that are targeted by an acoustic or sound wave3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256483 A1
- Optical analyzer assembly and method for intravascular lithotripsy device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256518 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circumferential ablation device assembly1,055US 6,024,740 AAtrionix, Inc. · 2000
- Device and method for forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein1,053US 6,012,457 AThe Regents of the University of California · 2000
- Apparatus and methods for treating tissue887US 6,626,899 B2Nidus Medical, LLC · 2003
- Tissue ablation device and method of use760US 5,971,983 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1999
- Catheter system for repairing a mitral valve annulus613US 6,485,489 B2Quantum Cor, Inc. · 2002