A61F 2/9661
The proximal portion of the stent or stent-graft is released first
Official title: {the proximal portion of the stent or stent-graft is released first}
A61F2/9661 (The proximal portion of the stent or stent-graft is released first) appears on 108 US grants and 140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 108
- Published applications
- 140
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 246
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Trans-septal delivery system and methods of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,121 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Transcatheter valve leaflet replacement device, delivery, guiding and fixation system and method for same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,562 B2Sutra Medical, Inc.
- Prosthesis delivery system with tip travel limiter and method of use18 Aug 2026US 12,708,538 B2Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Delivery system for delivering an endovascular graft within a blood vessel18 Aug 2026US 12,708,539 B2Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Delivery systems and methods of endoluminal delivery of branched vascular endoprosthetic devices4 Aug 2026US 12,697,237 B1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Devices, treatments and methods to restore tissue elastic recoil23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108248 A1Free Flow Medical, Inc.
- Stent-valve delivery system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076799 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Self-expanding prosthetic heart valve with leaflet clipping mechanism22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020953 A1JC Medical, Inc.
- Devices and methods for delivery of valve prostheses22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020954 A1JC Medical, Inc.
- Replacement heart valve system and method of loading a replacement heart valve implant2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302620 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stent-graft with bioabsorbable structural support525US 6,626,939 B1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2003
- Devices and methods for delivery of aortic and mitral valve prostheses318US 8,540,767 B2Causper Medical Inc. · 2013
- Valve prosthesis with movably attached claspers with apex287US 8,444,689 B2Causper Medical Inc. · 2013
- Fluid actuated stent delivery system233US 5,817,101 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1998
- Methods and devices for transapical delivery of a sutureless valve prosthesis185US 8,366,767 B2Causper Medical Inc. · 2013