A61F 2230/0071
Spherical
Official title: spherical
A61F2230/0071 (Spherical) appears on 738 US grants and 957 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 738
- Published applications
- 957
- Assignees
- 348
- Inventors
- 1,159
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 7 |
| 2002 | 8 | 22 |
| 2003 | 12 | 33 |
| 2004 | 14 | 48 |
| 2005 | 11 | 63 |
| 2006 | 21 | 53 |
| 2007 | 22 | 44 |
| 2008 | 11 | 74 |
| 2009 | 18 | 52 |
| 2010 | 33 | 44 |
| 2011 | 30 | 46 |
| 2012 | 30 | 40 |
| 2013 | 35 | 34 |
| 2014 | 44 | 45 |
| 2015 | 43 | 40 |
| 2016 | 38 | 60 |
| 2017 | 31 | 29 |
| 2018 | 36 | 35 |
| 2019 | 37 | 38 |
| 2020 | 24 | 30 |
| 2021 | 22 | 36 |
| 2022 | 13 | 28 |
| 2023 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 |
| 2025 | 9 | 15 |
| 2026 | 18 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for realignment, stabilization, and prevention of progression of abnormal spine curvature1 Sep 2026US 12,721,657 B2Gomboc, LLC
- Self-expandable stent and set of stents25 Aug 2026US 12,714,557 B2P+F Products + Features GmbH
- Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated system and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,509 B2Twelve, Inc.
- Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,964 B2Twelve, Inc.
- Rear tip extender having multiple locks for coupling with a penile prosthesis21 Jul 2026US 12,685,640 B2Coloplast A/S
- Stent features and methods to aid with apposition and alignment to native anatomy, mitigation of paravalvular leak and functional efficiency of prosthetic heart valve30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215914 A14C Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Systems, methods and devices for embolic protection16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199076 A1Javelin Medical Ltd.
- Closed Tip Dynamic Microvalve Protection Device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199598 A1TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
- Guide wire apparatuses and methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114995 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Soft tissue supports, and methods of making and using same26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053619 A9LifeNet Health
Most cited
By later US patents
- Expandable spinal implant and surgical method1,539US 5,059,193 ASpine-Tech, Inc. · 1991
- Method and apparatus for treating hypertrophy of the prostate gland1,178US 4,762,128 AAdvanced Surgical Intervention, Inc. · 1988
- 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
- Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment1,151US 5,549,679 A1996
- Artificial disc1,102US 5,071,437 AAcroMed Corporation · 1991