A61F 2250/0058
Additional features
Official title: Additional features; Implant or prostheses properties not otherwise provided for
A61F2250/0058 (Additional features) appears on 10,149 US grants and 13,603 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 10,149
- Published applications
- 13,603
- Assignees
- 2,805
- Inventors
- 13,636
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2022 | 464 | 578 |
| 2023 | 451 | 558 |
| 2024 | 437 | 555 |
| 2025 | 421 | 473 |
| 2026 | 261 | 313 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2250/0096Markers and sensors for detecting a position or changes of a positionIndexing code3,265
- A61F 2250/0067Means for introducing or releasing pharmaceutical products into the bodyIndexing code2,845
- A61F 2250/006ModularIndexing code2,363
- A61F 2250/0069Sealing meansIndexing code1,019
- A61F 2250/0071Breakable or frangibleIndexing code464
- A61F 2250/0059TemporaryIndexing code431
- A61F 2250/0085Identification meansIndexing code380
- A61F 2250/0065TelescopicIndexing code207
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- A61F 2250/0084Means for distinguishing between left-sided and right-sided devicesIndexing code146
- A61F 2250/0082Specially designed for childrenIndexing code145
- A61F 2250/0091Transparent or translucentIndexing code125
- A61F 2250/0073Force-limiting meansIndexing code95
- A61F 2250/0078Gender-specificIndexing code94
- A61F 2250/008Alarm meansIndexing code87
- A61F 2250/0081Prosthesis for animalsIndexing code55
- A61F 2250/009For single useIndexing code48
- A61F 2250/0092Means for cleaning prosthesesIndexing code44
- A61F 2250/0093Ultrasound systemIndexing code29
- A61F 2250/0075Sound-damping or noise-reducing meansIndexing code12
- A61F 2250/0076WaterproofIndexing code11
- A61F 2250/0079Means for preventing the accidental forgetting of prosthetic parts inside the bodyIndexing code3
Recent patents
- Gender-specific mesh implant with barrier for inguinal hernia repair6 Oct 2026US 12,751,810 B2Hexagon Health, Inc.
- 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
- Diametric expansion features for prosthetic valves6 Oct 2026US 12,751,820 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for plaque disruption8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306119 A1Elixir Medical Corporation
- 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.
- Platforms For Mitral and/or Tricuspid Valve Replacement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306253 A1Majoro Cardiac Innovations, LLC
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