A61F 2/246
Devices for obstructing a leak through a native valve in a closed
Official title: {Devices for obstructing a leak through a native valve in a closed condition}
A61F2/246 (Devices for obstructing a leak through a native valve in a closed) appears on 741 US grants and 1,105 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 1,105
- Assignees
- 187
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 73 | 98 |
| 2025 | 67 | 86 |
| 2026 | 42 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair implant with user-selectable stiffness24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283799 A1Evalve, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair1,620US 6,629,534 B1Evalve, Inc. · 2003
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- Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus1,226US 6,626,930 B1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · 2003
- Fixation device delivery catheter, systems and methods of use1,218US 7,226,467 B2Evalve, Inc. · 2007
- Devices and methods for heart valve treatment1,031US 6,764,510 B2Myocor, Inc. · 2004