A61F 2002/018
Made from tubes or sheets of material
Official title: {made from tubes or sheets of material, e.g. by etching or laser-cutting}
A61F2002/018 (Made from tubes or sheets of material) appears on 1,192 US grants and 1,546 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,192
- Published applications
- 1,546
- Assignees
- 273
- Inventors
- 1,199
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 11 |
| 2002 | 38 | 86 |
| 2003 | 71 | 120 |
| 2004 | 51 | 116 |
| 2005 | 40 | 92 |
| 2006 | 45 | 101 |
| 2007 | 32 | 117 |
| 2008 | 22 | 64 |
| 2009 | 37 | 60 |
| 2010 | 71 | 83 |
| 2011 | 65 | 61 |
| 2012 | 75 | 70 |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 |
| 2014 | 84 | 83 |
| 2015 | 55 | 63 |
| 2016 | 54 | 58 |
| 2017 | 41 | 42 |
| 2018 | 44 | 37 |
| 2019 | 33 | 48 |
| 2020 | 40 | 28 |
| 2021 | 30 | 33 |
| 2022 | 26 | 34 |
| 2023 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024 | 27 | 24 |
| 2025 | 20 | 23 |
| 2026 | 8 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body2,717US 4,655,771 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1987
- Coiled sheet valve, filter or occlusive device and methods of use1,275US 5,925,063 A1999
- Bifurcated stent and distal protection system1,182US 6,258,115 B1Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2001
- Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal of plaque from the aorta and other arteries1,177US 5,662,671 AEmbol-X, Inc. · 1997
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body1,171US 4,954,126 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1990