A61F 2002/9511
The retaining means being filaments or wires
Official title: {the retaining means being filaments or wires}
A61F2002/9511 (The retaining means being filaments or wires) appears on 1,089 US grants and 1,321 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,089
- Published applications
- 1,321
- Assignees
- 270
- Inventors
- 1,480
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 46 | 46 |
| 2025 | 54 | 49 |
| 2026 | 30 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices, systems, and methods for extracting a ureteral stent29 Sep 2026US 12,746,137 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Tension member routing elements in transcatheter stented prosthesis tensioning system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,861 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Modular handle comprising a trigger wire actuation mechanism for a prosthesis delivery device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,879 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Heart valve delivery assembly and unlocking tube8 Sep 2026US 12,727,999 B2Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
- Gear drive mechanism for heart valve delivery apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,714,559 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Aortic prosthesis delivery system and method of use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294658 A1Bolton Medical, Inc.
- Heart valve sealing devices, delivery devices therefor, and retrieval devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283801 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Prosthetic valve with expandable frame and associated systems and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272645 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Branch point flow diversion device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240640 A1Thru-Flo Endovascular, Inc.
- Stent grafts and related delivery systems13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232466 A1Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoprosthesis for repairing a damaged vessel1,749US 4,878,906 AServetus Partnership · 1989
- Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses1,167US 5,824,041 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1998
- Catheter sheath for implant delivery1,117US 9,060,894 B2C. R. Bard, Inc. · 2015
- Percutaneous stent and method for retrieval thereof945US 5,035,706 ACook Incorporated · 1991
- Prosthesis delivery944US 5,480,423 ABoston Scientific Corporation · 1996