A61F 2/88
The wire-like elements formed as helical or spiral coils
Official title: the wire-like elements formed as helical or spiral coils
A61F2/88 (The wire-like elements formed as helical or spiral coils) appears on 1,453 US grants and 1,603 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,453
- Published applications
- 1,603
- Assignees
- 473
- Inventors
- 2,036
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 59 | 30 |
| 2002 | 61 | 69 |
| 2003 | 60 | 61 |
| 2004 | 31 | 76 |
| 2005 | 29 | 63 |
| 2006 | 37 | 73 |
| 2007 | 24 | 70 |
| 2008 | 19 | 79 |
| 2009 | 22 | 38 |
| 2010 | 31 | 57 |
| 2011 | 46 | 73 |
| 2012 | 36 | 86 |
| 2013 | 62 | 75 |
| 2014 | 63 | 64 |
| 2015 | 60 | 55 |
| 2016 | 53 | 64 |
| 2017 | 61 | 72 |
| 2018 | 47 | 69 |
| 2019 | 79 | 68 |
| 2020 | 57 | 69 |
| 2021 | 42 | 56 |
| 2022 | 39 | 48 |
| 2023 | 34 | 45 |
| 2024 | 43 | 54 |
| 2025 | 45 | 57 |
| 2026 | 14 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Stent, stent kit, and stent delivery system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,585 B2Shanghai Flowdynamics Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Systems, devices, and methods for the accurate deployment and imaging of an implant in the prostatic urethra25 Aug 2026US 12,714,587 B2Zenflow, Inc.
- Valved devices, treatments and methods to restore tissue elastic recoil18 Aug 2026US 12,708,515 B2Free Flow Medical, Inc.
- Systems, devices, and methods for the accurate deployment and imaging of an implant in the prostatic urethra18 Aug 2026US 12,708,535 B2Zenflow, Inc.
- Increased drainage and decreased internal stress ureteral stent design28 Jul 2026US 12,690,991 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Prosthetic cardiac valve devices, systems, and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283824 A1Shifamed Holdings, LLC
- Lattice10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263246 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Branch point flow diversion device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240640 A1Thru-Flo Endovascular, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for treating pulmonary disease13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232424 A1Apreo Health, Inc.
- Flow modifying implant for venous or peripheral arterial disease13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232464 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endovascular stent apparatus and method1,787US 4,856,516 ACordis Corporation · 1989
- Intravascular radially expandable stent and method of implant1,694US 4,886,062 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1989
- Endovascular stent and delivery system1,483US 4,800,882 ACook Incorporated · 1989
- Bifurcated stent and distal protection system1,182US 6,258,115 B1Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2001
- Process for restoring patency to body vessels1,087US 4,512,338 A1985