A61F 2/2442
Annuloplasty rings or inserts for correcting the valve shape
Official title: {Annuloplasty rings or inserts for correcting the valve shape; Implants for improving the function of a native heart valve}
A61F2/2442 (Annuloplasty rings or inserts for correcting the valve shape) appears on 3,005 US grants and 4,348 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 3,005
- Published applications
- 4,348
- Assignees
- 589
- Inventors
- 2,956
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 9 |
| 2002 | 17 | 46 |
| 2003 | 21 | 56 |
| 2004 | 34 | 89 |
| 2005 | 29 | 114 |
| 2006 | 32 | 99 |
| 2007 | 33 | 98 |
| 2008 | 31 | 106 |
| 2009 | 38 | 81 |
| 2010 | 58 | 103 |
| 2011 | 74 | 105 |
| 2012 | 73 | 126 |
| 2013 | 77 | 114 |
| 2014 | 87 | 178 |
| 2015 | 123 | 149 |
| 2016 | 129 | 192 |
| 2017 | 144 | 188 |
| 2018 | 152 | 244 |
| 2019 | 230 | 377 |
| 2020 | 253 | 322 |
| 2021 | 261 | 325 |
| 2022 | 227 | 306 |
| 2023 | 227 | 266 |
| 2024 | 219 | 273 |
| 2025 | 205 | 242 |
| 2026 | 139 | 140 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/2466Delivery devices therefor1,610
- A61F 2/2445Annuloplasty rings in direct contact with the valve annulus1,410
- A61F 2/2454Means for preventing inversion of the valve leaflets1,025
- A61F 2/246Devices for obstructing a leak through a native valve in a closed741
- A61F 2/2463Implants forming part of the valve leaflets469
- A61F 2/2451Inserts in the coronary sinus for correcting the valve shape285
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