A61F 2/2445
Annuloplasty rings in direct contact with the valve annulus
Official title: {Annuloplasty rings in direct contact with the valve annulus}
A61F2/2445 (Annuloplasty rings in direct contact with the valve annulus) appears on 1,410 US grants and 1,927 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,410
- Published applications
- 1,927
- Assignees
- 325
- Inventors
- 1,439
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 7 |
| 2002 | 12 | 28 |
| 2003 | 15 | 30 |
| 2004 | 20 | 39 |
| 2005 | 17 | 66 |
| 2006 | 16 | 51 |
| 2007 | 15 | 54 |
| 2008 | 17 | 68 |
| 2009 | 15 | 49 |
| 2010 | 36 | 62 |
| 2011 | 44 | 62 |
| 2012 | 42 | 75 |
| 2013 | 52 | 65 |
| 2014 | 49 | 84 |
| 2015 | 79 | 80 |
| 2016 | 78 | 106 |
| 2017 | 82 | 99 |
| 2018 | 75 | 97 |
| 2019 | 111 | 175 |
| 2020 | 101 | 131 |
| 2021 | 114 | 125 |
| 2022 | 98 | 96 |
| 2023 | 73 | 90 |
| 2024 | 83 | 78 |
| 2025 | 59 | 76 |
| 2026 | 37 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ventricular anchors for valve repair and replacement devices15 Sep 2026US 12,734,029 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Prosthetic heart valve devices and associated systems and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,734,030 B2Twelve, Inc.
- Annuloplasty device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,035 B2
- Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated system and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,509 B2Twelve, Inc.
- Implant devices, systems, and methods for annulus reduction11 Aug 2026US 12,702,553 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Platforms For Mitral and/or Tricuspid Valve Replacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306253 A1Majoro Cardiac Innovations, LLC
- Adjustable annuloplasty ring and delivery system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306261 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Devices and methods for the treatment of heart valve insufficiencies8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306262 A1Valcare Medical, Inc.
- Systems and methods for target/article bridging engagement and anchoring1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294627 A1Valcare Medical, Inc.
- Transcatheter annuloplasty system and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283797 A1Valcare Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cardiac prosthesis for helping improve operation of a heart valve1,909US 6,419,695 B12002
- Automated annular plication for mitral valve repair1,756US 6,913,608 B2Viacor, Inc. · 2005
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
- Implantation system for annuloplasty rings1,610US 7,485,142 B22009
- Multiple anchor delivery tool1,607US 8,523,881 B2Valtech Cardio, Ltd. · 2013