A61F 2240/001
Designing or manufacturing processes
A61F2240/001 (Designing or manufacturing processes) appears on 2,996 US grants and 4,143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,996
- Published applications
- 4,143
- Assignees
- 1,493
- Inventors
- 6,198
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 30 | 20 |
| 2002 | 47 | 55 |
| 2003 | 38 | 47 |
| 2004 | 35 | 56 |
| 2005 | 23 | 42 |
| 2006 | 29 | 55 |
| 2007 | 14 | 55 |
| 2008 | 14 | 56 |
| 2009 | 18 | 71 |
| 2010 | 36 | 94 |
| 2011 | 49 | 113 |
| 2012 | 87 | 117 |
| 2013 | 64 | 127 |
| 2014 | 100 | 186 |
| 2015 | 121 | 236 |
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| 2018 | 186 | 243 |
| 2019 | 209 | 266 |
| 2020 | 234 | 335 |
| 2021 | 199 | 274 |
| 2022 | 209 | 279 |
| 2023 | 189 | 237 |
| 2024 | 194 | 225 |
| 2025 | 183 | 225 |
| 2026 | 108 | 170 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical device for introducing into a bodily hollow viscus, medical set, and production method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,812 B2Acandis GmbH & Co. KG
- Corneal implant systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,813 B2Allotex, Inc.
- Controlled tubing expansion and surface engineering6 Oct 2026US 12,752,470 B1Zeus Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stents29 Sep 2026US 12,746,110 B2V-Wave Ltd.
- Anti-migration stent29 Sep 2026US 12,746,134 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Methods and systems for remote distance printing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306236 A1
- Prosthetic Surgical Sling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306237 A1
- Soft tissue mesh envelope device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306245 A1
- Colored Ophthalmological Implant and Method of Manufacturing a Colored Ophthalmological Implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306246 A1Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
- Systems and methods for custom 3d printing of prosthetic eyes with enhanced functional and aesthetic features8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306247 A1Atheneum Optical Sciences, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stent, stent graft and stent valve1,313US 6,245,102 B1Iowa-India Investments Company Limited · 2001
- Multi-phase bioerodible implant/carrier and method of manufacturing and using same1,271US 5,607,474 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1997
- Stent valve and stent graft for percutaneous surgery1,267US 5,855,597 AIowa-India Investments Company Limited · 1999
- Use of reinforced foam implants with enhanced integrity for soft tissue repair and regeneration1,231US 6,884,428 B2DePuy Mitek, LLC · 2005
- Prosthesis for replacement of cartilage1,194US 9,168,144 B22015