A61F 2250/0097
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A61F2250/0097 (Visible markings) appears on 819 US grants and 1,023 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 819
- Published applications
- 1,023
- Assignees
- 364
- Inventors
- 1,548
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 | 16 | 18 |
| 2003 | 21 | 24 |
| 2004 | 18 | 39 |
| 2005 | 8 | 52 |
| 2006 | 13 | 34 |
| 2007 | 14 | 40 |
| 2008 | 11 | 49 |
| 2009 | 15 | 45 |
| 2010 | 23 | 45 |
| 2011 | 28 | 43 |
| 2012 | 38 | 34 |
| 2013 | 46 | 45 |
| 2014 | 39 | 50 |
| 2015 | 39 | 45 |
| 2016 | 38 | 35 |
| 2017 | 48 | 53 |
| 2018 | 43 | 41 |
| 2019 | 33 | 43 |
| 2020 | 56 | 52 |
| 2021 | 22 | 43 |
| 2022 | 42 | 47 |
| 2023 | 30 | 40 |
| 2024 | 32 | 36 |
| 2025 | 28 | 29 |
| 2026 | 17 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Implantable prosthesis1 Sep 2026US 12,721,714 B2Davol Inc.
- Device and method with reduced pacemaker rate in heart valve replacement26 May 2026US 12,636,148 B2JenaValve Technology, Inc.
- Adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of post operatively adjusting intraocular lenses19 May 2026US 12,629,247 B2Alcon Inc.
- Hiatal hernia repair mesh with starlock configuration for hiatal hernia repairs and methods thereof12 May 2026US 12,622,775 B2Syn LLC
- Vascular and aortic connectors with robotic delivery and deployment methods thereof12 May 2026US 12,622,797 B2Aquedeon Medical, Inc.
- Device and method with reduced pacemaker rate in heart valve replacement24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283793 A1JenaValve Technology, Inc.
- Delivery catheter and methods of delivery for aortic arch baroreceptor hypertension implants10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263250 A1ARCHimedes Vascular, LLC
- Adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of post operatively adjusting intraocular lenses3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256571 A1Alcon Inc.
- Improvements for Balloon Expandable (BE) and Self Expandable (SE) Heart Valves and Heart Valve Delivery Devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224354 A1Foldax, Inc.
- Prosthetic heart valves including frames with integral markers30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215915 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for surgical implantation of a prosthetic spinal disc nucleus912US 5,562,736 ARaymedica, Inc. · 1996
- Prosthetic spinal disc nucleus908US 5,674,295 ARaymedica, Inc. · 1997
- Multiple layer stent876US 5,645,559 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1997
- Annuloplasty device for use in minimally invasive procedure796US 6,689,164 B12004
- Non-threaded spinal implant779US 5,458,638 ASpine-Tech, Inc. · 1995