A61F 2230/00
Geometry of prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or a61f2/82 or
Official title: Geometry of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
A61F2230/00 (Geometry of prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or a61f2/82 or) appears on 14,625 US grants and 17,775 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 14,625
- Published applications
- 17,775
- Assignees
- 3,297
- Inventors
- 15,246
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | 43 | 0 |
| 1989 | 49 | 0 |
| 1990 | 70 | 0 |
| 1991 | 69 | 0 |
| 1992 | 70 | 0 |
| 1993 | 45 | 0 |
| 1994 | 97 | 0 |
| 1995 | 84 | 0 |
| 1996 | 151 | 0 |
| 1997 | 193 | 0 |
| 1998 | 263 | 0 |
| 1999 | 274 | 0 |
| 2000 | 305 | 0 |
| 2001 | 339 | 164 |
| 2002 | 359 | 565 |
| 2003 | 435 | 676 |
| 2004 | 345 | 834 |
| 2005 | 287 | 831 |
| 2006 | 337 | 813 |
| 2007 | 291 | 844 |
| 2008 | 207 | 779 |
| 2009 | 342 | 666 |
| 2010 | 521 | 726 |
| 2011 | 579 | 701 |
| 2012 | 568 | 685 |
| 2013 | 633 | 603 |
| 2014 | 666 | 739 |
| 2015 | 596 | 701 |
| 2016 | 654 | 868 |
| 2017 | 680 | 789 |
| 2018 | 615 | 742 |
| 2019 | 751 | 823 |
| 2020 | 689 | 791 |
| 2021 | 603 | 684 |
| 2022 | 528 | 647 |
| 2023 | 514 | 590 |
| 2024 | 462 | 554 |
| 2025 | 467 | 600 |
| 2026 | 277 | 360 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Gender-specific mesh implant with barrier for inguinal hernia repair6 Oct 2026US 12,751,810 B2Hexagon Health, Inc.
- Medical device for introducing into a bodily hollow viscus, medical set, and production method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,812 B2Acandis GmbH & Co. KG
- Mitral repair and replacement devices and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,815 B2Mitral Valve Technologies Sarl
- Valve frame for prosthetic tricuspid valve6 Oct 2026US 12,751,817 B2Sheba Impact Ltd.
- Tapered heart valve covering6 Oct 2026US 12,751,822 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Venous embolic protection filter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306239 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Branch Artery Reconstruction Assist Device and S-C Branch-First Aortic Reconstruction System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306242 A1Apt Medical Inc.
- Prophylactic system and support structure for an aneurysm8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306244 A1Life Seal Vascular, Inc.
- Colored Ophthalmological Implant and Method of Manufacturing a Colored Ophthalmological Implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306246 A1Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
- Replacement prosthesis for auditory ossicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306252 A1Kyungpook National University Hospital
Most cited
By later US patents
- Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft3,751US 4,733,665 AExpandable Grafts Partnership · 1988
- 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
- Surgical staple2,306US 4,719,917 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1988
- 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