A61F 2/00
Filters implantable into blood vessels
Official title: Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (dental prostheses A61C13/00; artificial kidneys A61M1/14; artificial hearts A61M60/00)
A61F2/00 (Filters implantable into blood vessels) appears on 68,628 US grants and 82,339 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 68,628
- Published applications
- 82,339
- Assignees
- 12,469
- Inventors
- 66,380
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 112 | 0 |
| 1977 | 126 | 0 |
| 1978 | 105 | 0 |
| 1979 | 113 | 0 |
| 1980 | 160 | 0 |
| 1981 | 181 | 0 |
| 1982 | 143 | 0 |
| 1983 | 106 | 0 |
| 1984 | 162 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 842 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 1200 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1277 | 559 |
| 2002 | 1238 | 1854 |
| 2003 | 1474 | 2077 |
| 2004 | 1181 | 2712 |
| 2005 | 943 | 2883 |
| 2006 | 1121 | 2796 |
| 2007 | 942 | 2907 |
| 2008 | 864 | 3008 |
| 2009 | 1065 | 2747 |
| 2010 | 1753 | 3111 |
| 2011 | 2018 | 3170 |
| 2012 | 2288 | 3225 |
| 2013 | 2610 | 3467 |
| 2014 | 3031 | 4140 |
| 2015 | 3011 | 3587 |
| 2016 | 3143 | 3890 |
| 2017 | 3386 | 3947 |
| 2018 | 3032 | 3882 |
| 2019 | 3577 | 4087 |
| 2020 | 3446 | 4032 |
| 2021 | 3081 | 3920 |
| 2022 | 2960 | 3770 |
| 2023 | 2796 | 3583 |
| 2024 | 2952 | 3439 |
| 2025 | 2786 | 3277 |
| 2026 | 1883 | 2269 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/02Prostheses implantable into the body52,852
- A61F 2/82Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the11,352
- A61F 2/95Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts8,664
- A61F 2/50Prostheses not implantable in the body3,890
- A61F 2/01Filters implantable into blood vessels2,726
- A61F 2/0004Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings2,280
- A61F 2/0063Implantable repair or support meshes2,228
- A61F 2/0077Special surfaces of prostheses1,803
Recent patents
- Device for heart repair6 Oct 2026US 12,751,709 B2Cardiomech AS
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Assembly for use in knee surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,723 B2Eventum Orthopaedics Limited
- Ankle replacement system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,726 B2Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Systems and methods for restoring blood vessel patency6 Oct 2026US 12,751,730 B2Covidien LP
- Implantable devices and methods to treat benign prostate hyperplasia (bph) and associated lower urinary tract symptoms (luts)8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305930 A1Prodeon Medical Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for plaque disruption8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306119 A1Elixir Medical Corporation
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Nasal Delivery Tools, Systems, and Methods of Use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306136 A1Stryker Corporation
- Systems for treating and/or preventing fractures and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306153 A1Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Most cited
By later US patents
- Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft3,751US 4,733,665 AExpandable Grafts Partnership · 1988
- Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissue2,757US 5,497,933 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body2,717US 4,655,771 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1987
- Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis2,683US 5,695,504 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissue2,528US 5,289,963 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994