A61F 2/954
For placing stents or stent-grafts in a bifurcation
Official title: for placing stents or stent-grafts in a bifurcation
A61F2/954 (For placing stents or stent-grafts in a bifurcation) appears on 1,333 US grants and 1,569 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,333
- Published applications
- 1,569
- Assignees
- 345
- Inventors
- 1,474
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 33 |
| 2002 | 42 | 50 |
| 2003 | 37 | 48 |
| 2004 | 36 | 58 |
| 2005 | 27 | 58 |
| 2006 | 19 | 68 |
| 2007 | 12 | 77 |
| 2008 | 16 | 68 |
| 2009 | 27 | 81 |
| 2010 | 44 | 78 |
| 2011 | 45 | 62 |
| 2012 | 75 | 59 |
| 2013 | 50 | 55 |
| 2014 | 66 | 65 |
| 2015 | 64 | 56 |
| 2016 | 47 | 49 |
| 2017 | 61 | 71 |
| 2018 | 52 | 69 |
| 2019 | 64 | 63 |
| 2020 | 61 | 73 |
| 2021 | 52 | 65 |
| 2022 | 47 | 43 |
| 2023 | 52 | 58 |
| 2024 | 47 | 72 |
| 2025 | 41 | 59 |
| 2026 | 27 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Devices and methods for treating branching blood vessels22 Sep 2026US 12,740,880 B2Restore Endosystems, LLC
- Stent system deployment apparatus for bifurcated lesion15 Sep 2026US 12,734,054 B2
- Medical systems, devices, and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,758 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Device for treating bifurcated blood vessels1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294656 A1Bentley InnoMed GmbH
- Stent alignment during treatment of a bifurcation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294657 A1Advanced Bifurcation Systems Inc.
- Aortic prosthesis delivery system and method of use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294658 A1Bolton Medical, Inc.
- Stent assist system, deployment system including same, and associated method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272687 A1
- Delivery sleeves for multi branch expandable medical devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272688 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes1,425US 6,332,089 B1Biosense, Inc. · 2001
- Stent, stent graft and stent valve1,313US 6,245,102 B1Iowa-India Investments Company Limited · 2001
- Apparatus and method for engrafting a blood vessel1,204US 5,591,195 A1997
- Bifurcating stent apparatus and method1,165US 4,994,071 ACordis Corporation · 1991
- System for delivering a prosthesis1,139US 6,302,906 B1Boston Scientific Technology, Inc. · 2001