A61F 2/89
The wire-like elements comprising two or more adjacent rings flexibly connected by
Official title: the wire-like elements comprising two or more adjacent rings flexibly connected by separate members
A61F2/89 (The wire-like elements comprising two or more adjacent rings flexibly connected by) appears on 1,813 US grants and 2,179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,813
- Published applications
- 2,179
- Assignees
- 416
- Inventors
- 2,028
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 24 |
| 2002 | 49 | 62 |
| 2003 | 57 | 74 |
| 2004 | 40 | 92 |
| 2005 | 29 | 83 |
| 2006 | 32 | 84 |
| 2007 | 32 | 91 |
| 2008 | 23 | 98 |
| 2009 | 26 | 106 |
| 2010 | 48 | 99 |
| 2011 | 62 | 101 |
| 2012 | 78 | 120 |
| 2013 | 75 | 98 |
| 2014 | 106 | 110 |
| 2015 | 100 | 105 |
| 2016 | 103 | 134 |
| 2017 | 116 | 103 |
| 2018 | 102 | 83 |
| 2019 | 103 | 87 |
| 2020 | 102 | 98 |
| 2021 | 62 | 70 |
| 2022 | 63 | 62 |
| 2023 | 62 | 59 |
| 2024 | 44 | 46 |
| 2025 | 46 | 57 |
| 2026 | 22 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ductus arteriosus and septal conduit implants and related delivery systems and methods11 Aug 2026US 12,702,572 B2Starlight Cardiovascular, Inc.
- Stent graft assembly4 Aug 2026US 12,697,203 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Crimping method and crimping device for a tubular stent, and implantable device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294654 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Scaffolds having a radiopaque marker and methods for attaching a marker to a scaffold17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272685 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Balloon expandable polymer stent17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272686 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Implantable objects fabricated by additive manufacturing and methods of fabricating the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273626 A1Flex Memory Ventures Pty Ltd
- Implant10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263245 A1BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Percutaneous placement valve stent2,220US 5,957,949 AWorld Medical Manufacturing Corporation · 1999
- Drug releasing anastomosis devices and methods for treating anastomotic sites1,779US 7,108,701 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2006
- Medical treatment of a diseased anatomical duct1,487US 6,248,116 B1B. Braun Celsa · 2001
- Catheter-based fastener implantation apparatus and methods with implantation force resolution1,305US 7,491,232 B2Aptus Endosystems, Inc. · 2009
- Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft1,228US 5,102,417 AExpandable Grafts Partnership · 1992