A61F 2250/00
Special features of prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or a61f2/82
Official title: Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
A61F2250/00 (Special features of prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or a61f2/82) appears on 18,159 US grants and 24,021 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 18,159
- Published applications
- 24,021
- Assignees
- 4,488
- Inventors
- 21,966
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 60 | 0 |
| 1992 | 69 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 91 | 0 |
| 1995 | 85 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 204 | 0 |
| 1998 | 251 | 0 |
| 1999 | 260 | 0 |
| 2000 | 282 | 0 |
| 2001 | 337 | 161 |
| 2002 | 339 | 489 |
| 2003 | 370 | 611 |
| 2004 | 319 | 857 |
| 2005 | 257 | 990 |
| 2006 | 329 | 918 |
| 2007 | 303 | 985 |
| 2008 | 257 | 1041 |
| 2009 | 329 | 905 |
| 2010 | 531 | 1001 |
| 2011 | 626 | 949 |
| 2012 | 761 | 951 |
| 2013 | 787 | 823 |
| 2014 | 868 | 1049 |
| 2015 | 835 | 1000 |
| 2016 | 926 | 1119 |
| 2017 | 938 | 1113 |
| 2018 | 840 | 1048 |
| 2019 | 984 | 1166 |
| 2020 | 987 | 1194 |
| 2021 | 860 | 1103 |
| 2022 | 814 | 1016 |
| 2023 | 769 | 1010 |
| 2024 | 777 | 990 |
| 2025 | 723 | 935 |
| 2026 | 466 | 597 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2250/0058Additional featuresIndexing code10,149
- A61F 2250/0014Special features of prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or a61f2/82Indexing code7,210
- A61F 2250/0004AdjustableIndexing code3,353
- A61F 2250/0003Special features of prostheses classified in groups a61f2/00 - a61f2/26 or a61f2/82Indexing code1,218
- A61F 2250/0001Means for transferring electromagnetic energy to implantsIndexing code1,140
Recent patents
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- Heart valve storage and shipping packaging6 Oct 2026US 12,751,811 B2Medtronic, 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
- Methods and apparatus for plaque disruption8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306119 A1Elixir Medical Corporation
- Venous embolic protection filter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306239 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Percutaneous potts shunt devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306241 A1Transmural Systems LLC
- Stent graft having fenestration part8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306243 A1Ribs, Inc.
- Prophylactic system and support structure for an aneurysm8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306244 A1Life Seal Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable prosthetic valve1,995US 6,730,118 B2Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Elastomeric medical device1,893US 5,468,253 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Percutaneously-inserted cardiac valve1,884US 5,332,402 A1994
- Prosthetic valve for transluminal delivery1,881US 7,018,406 B2Corevalve, S.A. · 2006
- Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use1,862US 6,450,989 B2Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2002