A61F 2220/00
Fixations or connections for prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or
Official title: Fixations or connections for prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
A61F2220/00 (Fixations or connections for prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or) appears on 13,966 US grants and 16,659 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 13,966
- Published applications
- 16,659
- Assignees
- 3,028
- Inventors
- 14,826
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 56 | 0 |
| 1990 | 79 | 0 |
| 1991 | 58 | 0 |
| 1992 | 89 | 0 |
| 1993 | 54 | 0 |
| 1994 | 92 | 0 |
| 1995 | 103 | 0 |
| 1996 | 160 | 0 |
| 1997 | 190 | 0 |
| 1998 | 235 | 0 |
| 1999 | 251 | 0 |
| 2000 | 249 | 0 |
| 2001 | 255 | 116 |
| 2002 | 276 | 368 |
| 2003 | 256 | 442 |
| 2004 | 250 | 652 |
| 2005 | 218 | 726 |
| 2006 | 263 | 643 |
| 2007 | 241 | 657 |
| 2008 | 188 | 710 |
| 2009 | 283 | 679 |
| 2010 | 461 | 677 |
| 2011 | 494 | 633 |
| 2012 | 588 | 659 |
| 2013 | 617 | 566 |
| 2014 | 654 | 686 |
| 2015 | 583 | 644 |
| 2016 | 649 | 784 |
| 2017 | 697 | 752 |
| 2018 | 606 | 754 |
| 2019 | 728 | 846 |
| 2020 | 714 | 802 |
| 2021 | 606 | 750 |
| 2022 | 546 | 700 |
| 2023 | 538 | 668 |
| 2024 | 542 | 701 |
| 2025 | 519 | 674 |
| 2026 | 324 | 370 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surgical devices for bone6 Oct 2026US 12,751,715 B2Expand Medical Ltd.
- Tri-leaflet mechanical heart valve6 Oct 2026US 12,751,814 B2King Saud University
- Mitral repair and replacement devices and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,815 B2Mitral Valve Technologies Sarl
- Heart valve manufacturing devices and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,816 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Valve frame for prosthetic tricuspid valve6 Oct 2026US 12,751,817 B2Sheba Impact Ltd.
- Systems for amniotic tissue ocular surface resurfacing and methods therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306248 A1Restore Vision Partners, LP
- Replacement prosthesis for auditory ossicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306252 A1Kyungpook National University Hospital
- Platforms For Mitral and/or Tricuspid Valve Replacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306253 A1Majoro Cardiac Innovations, LLC
- Stent features and methods to aid with apposition and alignment to native anatomy, mitigation of paravalvular leak and functional efficiency of prosthetic heart valve8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306254 A14C Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Method for delivering a support member to a native heart valve8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306258 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body2,717US 4,655,771 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1987
- Valve prothesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prothesis2,468US 5,411,552 A1995
- Artificial heart valve and method and device for implanting the same2,287US 5,855,601 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 1999
- Percutaneous placement valve stent2,220US 5,957,949 AWorld Medical Manufacturing Corporation · 1999
- Endoluminal cardiac and venous valve prostheses and methods of manufacture and delivery thereof2,213US 6,458,153 B1ABPS Venture One, Ltd. · 2002