A61F 2/2409
Support rings therefor
Official title: {Support rings therefor, e.g. for connecting valves to tissue (annuloplasty rings A61F2/2442)}
A61F2/2409 (Support rings therefor) appears on 1,841 US grants and 2,224 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,841
- Published applications
- 2,224
- Assignees
- 376
- Inventors
- 1,786
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 11 | 18 |
| 2005 | 10 | 24 |
| 2006 | 5 | 42 |
| 2007 | 6 | 28 |
| 2008 | 5 | 37 |
| 2009 | 21 | 30 |
| 2010 | 22 | 31 |
| 2011 | 29 | 58 |
| 2012 | 27 | 58 |
| 2013 | 43 | 61 |
| 2014 | 53 | 113 |
| 2015 | 65 | 109 |
| 2016 | 124 | 145 |
| 2017 | 104 | 156 |
| 2018 | 108 | 158 |
| 2019 | 161 | 201 |
| 2020 | 156 | 174 |
| 2021 | 133 | 163 |
| 2022 | 148 | 145 |
| 2023 | 129 | 125 |
| 2024 | 115 | 123 |
| 2025 | 120 | 123 |
| 2026 | 68 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Mitral repair and replacement devices and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,815 B2Mitral Valve Technologies Sarl
- Tapered heart valve covering6 Oct 2026US 12,751,822 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Apparatus and methods for reducing paravalvular leakage29 Sep 2026US 12,746,115 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Heart valve stents adapted for post-implant expansion22 Sep 2026US 12,740,858 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Heart valve support device and methods for making and using the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,863 B2TriFlo Cardiovascular Inc.
- Platforms For Mitral and/or Tricuspid Valve Replacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306253 A1Majoro Cardiac Innovations, LLC
- Truncated leaflet for prosthetic heart valves17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272639 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Sealing element for prosthetic heart valve17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272641 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Prosthetic cardiac valve device, systems, and methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263212 A1
- Sutureless replacement valve holder3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256572 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Implantable prosthetic valve1,995US 6,730,118 B2Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Fastener delivery and deployment mechanism and method for placing the fastener in minimally invasive surgery1,994US 5,891,160 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 1999
- Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner1,974US 6,042,607 ACardiovascular Technologies, LLC · 2000
- Percutaneously-inserted cardiac valve1,884US 5,332,402 A1994