A61F 2/2478
Passive devices for improving the function of the heart muscle, i.e. devices
Official title: {Passive devices for improving the function of the heart muscle, i.e. devices for reshaping the external surface of the heart, e.g. bags, strips or bands}
A61F2/2478 (Passive devices for improving the function of the heart muscle, i.e. devices) appears on 849 US grants and 1,190 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 849
- Published applications
- 1,190
- Assignees
- 285
- Inventors
- 1,174
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 31 | 36 |
| 2026 | 21 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Single tube pressurization system for a heart pump22 Sep 2026US 12,741,134 B2Lifebridge Technologies LLC
- Devices and methods for area reduction and closure of cardiac openings or cavities8 Sep 2026US 12,728,003 B2Edwards Lifesciences Innovation (Israel) Ltd.
- Device and method for treatment of diastolic heart failure8 Sep 2026US 12,728,004 B1
- Off-center tissue anchors25 Aug 2026US 12,714,417 B24Tech Inc.
- Cardiac treatment devices and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,566 B2Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Transcatheter system and method for reducing tricuspid regurgitation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272654 A1Tau Medical Inc.
- Device and method for releasing catheters from cardiac structures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273225 A1Ancora Heart, Inc.
- Cardiac Reconstruction Implant27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248615 A1Guangdong Pulse Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Catheter-based methods for remodeling a heart chamber6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224211 A1inQB8 Medical Technologies, LLC
- Tissue crossing system and anchors for use therewith16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198915 A1Transmural Systems LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Valve to myocardium tension members device and method1,088US 6,332,893 B1Myocor, Inc. · 2001
- Multi-layered surgical prosthesis1,087US 9,486,302 B2Nanyang Technological University · 2016
- Method and apparatus for tissue connection1,062US 7,101,395 B2Mitral Interventions, Inc. · 2006
- Devices and methods for heart valve treatment1,031US 6,764,510 B2Myocor, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen1,026US 6,231,561 B1Appriva Medical, Inc. · 2001