A61F 2/2481
Devices outside the heart wall
Official title: {Devices outside the heart wall, e.g. bags, strips or bands}
A61F2/2481 (Devices outside the heart wall) appears on 428 US grants and 582 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 428
- Published applications
- 582
- Assignees
- 182
- Inventors
- 625
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 16 | 32 |
| 2003 | 26 | 30 |
| 2004 | 24 | 55 |
| 2005 | 15 | 56 |
| 2006 | 20 | 40 |
| 2007 | 31 | 39 |
| 2008 | 22 | 36 |
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| 2022 | 21 | 16 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
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
- Distensible knitted wire mesh for a cardiac sleeve18 Aug 2026US 12,708,758 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Cardiac compression device having passive and active chambers18 Aug 2026US 12,708,759 B2CorInnova Incoporated
- Belt for applying pressure to a bodily organ23 Dec 2025US 12,502,278 B2Muffin Incorporated
- Single tube pressurization system for a heart pump25 Nov 2025US 12,478,475 B2Lifebridge Technologies LLC
- In vivo fluid flow sensor30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114838 A1Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Steerable catheters23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108705 A1Aortyx S.L.
- Epicardial device and methods for right heart support during LVAD and cardiac procedures2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090887 A1
- Belt for applying pressure to a bodily organ2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090888 A1Muffin Incorporated
- Systems and methods for epicardial tissue distension solutions12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069665 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-layered surgical prosthesis1,087US 9,486,302 B2Nanyang Technological University · 2016
- Devices and methods for heart valve treatment1,031US 6,764,510 B2Myocor, Inc. · 2004
- Actuation mechanisms for a heart actuation device1,020US 7,658,705 B2CardioEnergetics, Inc. · 2010
- Methods and devices for improving mitral valve function955US 6,723,038 B1Myocor, Inc. · 2004
- Methods and devices for improving cardiac function in hearts885US 6,406,420 B1Myocor, Inc. · 2002