A61F 2/011
Instruments for their placement or removal
Official title: {Instruments for their placement or removal}
A61F2/011 (Instruments for their placement or removal) appears on 1,230 US grants and 1,529 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,230
- Published applications
- 1,529
- Assignees
- 305
- Inventors
- 1,434
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 7 |
| 2002 | 27 | 61 |
| 2003 | 34 | 70 |
| 2004 | 22 | 57 |
| 2005 | 27 | 72 |
| 2006 | 31 | 64 |
| 2007 | 13 | 67 |
| 2008 | 21 | 45 |
| 2009 | 24 | 52 |
| 2010 | 56 | 49 |
| 2011 | 50 | 44 |
| 2012 | 47 | 55 |
| 2013 | 37 | 58 |
| 2014 | 71 | 80 |
| 2015 | 52 | 77 |
| 2016 | 55 | 90 |
| 2017 | 58 | 71 |
| 2018 | 64 | 74 |
| 2019 | 64 | 78 |
| 2020 | 72 | 71 |
| 2021 | 55 | 56 |
| 2022 | 51 | 59 |
| 2023 | 44 | 60 |
| 2024 | 48 | 45 |
| 2025 | 48 | 39 |
| 2026 | 20 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Accessory device to provide neuroprotection during interventional procedures25 Aug 2026US 12,714,551 B2Maduro Discovery, LLC
- Delivery system aid and associated systems and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,537 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Detachable coil incorporating stretch resistance11 Aug 2026US 12,702,422 B2MicroVention, Inc.
- Embolic filter with flexible coupling11 Aug 2026US 12,702,539 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Therapeutic treatment device with inverted braided vessel occluder28 Jul 2026US 12,690,870 B2TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
- Embolic protection device, folding method and forming device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306238 A1Protembis GmbH
- Venous embolic protection filter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306239 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Aspiration thrombectomy system and methods for thrombus removal with aspiration catheter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283631 A1RapidPulse, Inc.
- Embolic protection device and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283776 A1Emboline, Inc.
- Flexible torque cable for delivery of medical devices13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232350 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body2,717US 4,655,771 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1987
- Filter and filter insertion instrument1,711US 3,952,747 A1976
- Blood clot filter1,626US 4,425,908 ABeth Israel Hospital · 1984
- Medical device introducer and obturator1,544US 7,018,390 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · 2006
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body1,171US 4,954,126 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1990