A61F 2250/0098
Radio-opaque
Official title: radio-opaque, e.g. radio-opaque markers
A61F2250/0098 (Radio-opaque) appears on 2,341 US grants and 3,011 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,341
- Published applications
- 3,011
- Assignees
- 762
- Inventors
- 3,505
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 61 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 21 |
| 2002 | 46 | 70 |
| 2003 | 53 | 60 |
| 2004 | 40 | 123 |
| 2005 | 25 | 114 |
| 2006 | 35 | 132 |
| 2007 | 37 | 152 |
| 2008 | 24 | 147 |
| 2009 | 38 | 111 |
| 2010 | 77 | 133 |
| 2011 | 80 | 112 |
| 2012 | 110 | 111 |
| 2013 | 97 | 95 |
| 2014 | 103 | 127 |
| 2015 | 94 | 104 |
| 2016 | 119 | 130 |
| 2017 | 120 | 168 |
| 2018 | 104 | 143 |
| 2019 | 117 | 142 |
| 2020 | 128 | 150 |
| 2021 | 92 | 128 |
| 2022 | 107 | 111 |
| 2023 | 95 | 130 |
| 2024 | 92 | 126 |
| 2025 | 88 | 103 |
| 2026 | 51 | 68 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Method and apparatus for performing spine surgery29 Sep 2026US 12,745,997 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Modular handle comprising a trigger wire actuation mechanism for a prosthesis delivery device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,879 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Commissure marker for a prosthetic heart valve15 Sep 2026US 12,734,031 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Catheter and assembly with a positional identifier for a medical implant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,558 B2BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
- 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.
- Systems and Methods for an Endoluminal Prosthesis having a Constrictive Sleeve Member24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283779 A1Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG
- Device and method with reduced pacemaker rate in heart valve replacement24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283793 A1JenaValve Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implantable prosthetic valve1,995US 6,730,118 B2Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Implantable prosthetic valve1,862US 6,893,460 B2Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. · 2005
- Intervertebral disc prosthesis1,635US 4,349,921 A1982
- Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae1,527US 5,192,327 A1993
- Prosthetic implant1,505US 4,834,757 A1989