A61F 2/93
Circumferentially expandable by using ratcheting locks
Official title: circumferentially expandable by using ratcheting locks
A61F2/93 (Circumferentially expandable by using ratcheting locks) appears on 77 US grants and 80 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 80
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 151
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- In vivo adjustment mechanism and associated systems and methods2 May 2024US 2024/0139004 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Method for mechanically distending a luminal organ28 Sep 2023US 2023/0301767 A1The Regents of the University of California
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ratcheting stent681US 5,441,515 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Minimally invasive bioactivated endoprosthesis for vessel repair551US 5,449,382 A1995
- Ratcheting stent397US 5,618,299 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Biodegradable mesh and film stent396US 5,766,710 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Biodegradable mesh and film stent361US 5,629,077 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1997