A61F 2/013
Distal protection devices, i.e. devices placed distally in combination with another endovascular
Official title: {Distal protection devices, i.e. devices placed distally in combination with another endovascular procedure, e.g. angioplasty or stenting}
A61F2/013 (Distal protection devices, i.e. devices placed distally in combination with another endovascular) appears on 1,128 US grants and 1,574 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Neurovascular clot retrieving system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,736 B2Cerebrova KP Medical, Inc.
- Accessory device to provide neuroprotection during interventional procedures25 Aug 2026US 12,714,551 B2Maduro Discovery, LLC
- Thrombectomy system and methods of extracting a thrombus from a thrombus site in a blood vessel of a patient18 Aug 2026US 12,708,388 B2Anaconda Biomed, S.L.
- Embolic filter with flexible coupling11 Aug 2026US 12,702,539 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Delivery system for a heart valve support device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,797 B2TriFlo Cardiovascular Inc.
- Venous embolic protection filter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306239 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Filter Screen Sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306240 A1Shenzhen Intervenet Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- 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.
- Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272483 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Nonstented heart valves with formed in situ support1,449US 7,534,259 B2Direct Flow Medical, Inc. · 2009
- Electroactive polymer actuated medical devices1,412US 6,969,395 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2005
- Ablation catheter1,203US 5,100,423 AMedical Engineering & Development Institute, Inc. · 1992
- Bifurcated stent and distal protection system1,182US 6,258,115 B1Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2001
- Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal of plaque from the aorta and other arteries1,177US 5,662,671 AEmbol-X, Inc. · 1997