A61F 2240/008
Means for testing implantable prostheses
A61F2240/008 (Means for testing implantable prostheses) appears on 159 US grants and 166 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 159
- Published applications
- 166
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 374
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for aortic root and valve visualization and aortic valve leakage measurement25 Aug 2026US 12,714,565 B2Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden (H.O.D.N. Lumc)
- Medical device and prosthesis18 Aug 2026US 12,708,281 B2Cochlear Limited
- Dynamic body part simulator26 May 2026US 12,640,057 B2Bioconix Pty Ltd.
- Durability and particulate testing system and method24 Mar 2026US 12,582,523 B1Dynatek Labs, Inc.
- Catheter system for implantation of prosthetic heart valves10 Mar 2026US 12,569,336 B2JenaValve Technology, Inc.
- Medical device and prosthesis30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215698 A1Cochlear Limited
- Durability and particulate testing system and method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199093 A1
- TAVI Inflation with Auto-adjustment for Material and Processing Variation3 Jul 2025US 2025/0213361 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Implantable Vascular Device Having Longitudinal Struts15 May 2025US 2025/0152386 A1ARCHimedes Vascular, LLC
- Balloon expandable endoprosthesis15 May 2025US 2025/0152391 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery417US 5,755,682 AHeartStent Corporation · 1998
- Catheter for the transvascular implantation of prosthetic heart valves396US 8,679,174 B2JenaValve Technology, Inc. · 2014
- Disposable provisional instrument component for evaluating the fit of an orthopaedic implant239US 5,472,415 AZimmer, Inc. · 1995
- Procedure for verifying isometric ligament positioning237US 5,037,426 A1991
- Stent having high radial strength210US 5,964,798 ACardioVasc, Inc. · 1999