A61F 6/142
Wirelike structures
Official title: {Wirelike structures, e.g. loops, rings, spirals}
A61F6/142 (Wirelike structures) appears on 191 US grants and 201 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 191
- Published applications
- 201
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 310
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 16 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14 |
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| 2017 | 8 | 16 |
| 2018 | 11 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Intrauterine device with retrieval thread11 Aug 2026US 12,702,583 B2Sebela Vlc Limited
- Intrauterine system with a locking part24 Feb 2026US 12,558,256 B2Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
- Intrauterine contraceptive device10 Feb 2026US 12,544,255 B2Sebela Vlc Limited
- IUD removal devices, and related methods and kits10 Feb 2026US 12,544,256 B2Medicines360
- Inserter3 Feb 2026US 12,539,228 B2Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
- String management of an instrument to prepare and safely place an intra-uterine device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272703 A1Pregna International Limited
- An intrauterine system with a locking part20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240679 A1Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
- Multi-component intravaginal ring6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224475 A1
- Genital tract access devices and methods30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215961 A1Medicines360
- Intrauterine device (iud) system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207374 A13Daughters, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Novel drug delivery device408US 3,993,073 AAlza Corporation · 1976
- Drug-delivery device comprising certain polymeric materials for controlled release of drug332US 4,069,307 AAlza Corporation · 1978
- Novel drug delivery device277US 3,948,262 AAlza Corporation · 1976
- Intrauterine device of C or omega form271US 3,973,560 AA. H. Robins Company, Incorporated · 1976
- Vaginal drug dispensing device250US 4,016,251 AAlza Corporation · 1977