A61M 60/117
For assisting the heart
Official title: for assisting the heart, e.g. transcutaneous or external ventricular assist devices
A61M60/117 (For assisting the heart) appears on 176 US grants and 198 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 176
- Published applications
- 198
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 383
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 22 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 9 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Biatrial catheters and cardiopulmonary support systems22 Sep 2026US 12,741,133 B2Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Collapsing mechanical circulatory support device for temporary use8 Sep 2026US 12,728,256 B2Torvion Medical Inc.
- Echolucent intravascular cannula and echolucent locating of portions of intravascular medical devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,826 B2Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
- Cardiac drainage cannula and related methods and systems11 Aug 2026US 12,702,743 B2Berlin Heart GmbH
- Method of attaching an apical cuff to heart tissue21 Jul 2026US 12,685,860 B2The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body
- Intravascular blood pump systems and methods of use and control thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284376 A1
- Extracorporeal Magnetically Levitated Blood Pump10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263777 A1Magassist, Inc.
- Methods and device related to removal of cell-free plasma hemoglobin27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248992 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Drive assembly with fluid seal for use with a blood pump27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249071 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Catheter Assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216494 A1Pulsecath B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Catheter system and method for providing cardiopulmonary bypass pump support during heart surgery634US 5,478,309 A1995
- Ventricular venting loop468US 4,985,014 A1991
- Bearingless blood pump and electronic drive system372US 6,071,093 AABIOMED, Inc. · 2000
- Integrated pump and cannula system and related methods305US 6,974,436 B1A-Med Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Reverse flow transport pump and organ stabilization apparatus including related methods270US 6,083,260 AA-Med Systems, Inc. · 2000