A61M 60/187
Mechanically acting upon the inside of the patient's native heart
Official title: mechanically acting upon the inside of the patient's native heart, e.g. contractile structures placed inside the heart
A61M60/187 (Mechanically acting upon the inside of the patient's native heart) appears on 27 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 27
- Published applications
- 48
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 85
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for left atrial appendage18 Aug 2026US 12,708,352 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Medical chamber system, introduction system and kit10 Jun 2025US 12,324,741 B2Artract Medical Inc.
- Device and a method for augmenting heart function24 Oct 2023US 11,793,629 B2Syntach AG
- Implantable ventricular assist device8 Feb 2022US 11,241,571 B2
- Mechanical assist device24 Aug 2021US 11,097,090 B2Children's Medical Center Corporation
- Apparatus, systems, and methods for percutaneous pneumatic cardiac assistance13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232988 A1PercAssist, Inc.
- Heart chamber pressure modulation6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339273 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Ventricular function assistance device, delivery and recovery system, and ventricular function assistance system16 Oct 2025US 2025/0318927 A1Shanghai Microport Medical (Group) Co., Ltd.
- Cardiac assist devices, systems and methods14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256086 A1CardiacBooster B.V.
- Method and Device for the Optimization of Loading a Cardiac Assist Device14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256088 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device and method for restructuring heart chamber geometry174US 6,221,103 B1University of Cincinnati · 2001
- Device and a method for augmenting heart function142US 8,986,376 B2Synergio AG · 2015
- Activation device for the natural heart including internal and external support structures136US 5,957,977 AUniversity of Cincinnati · 1999
- Electronic synchronizer-monitor system for controlling the timing of mechanical assistance and pacing of the heart111US 4,016,871 A1977
- Cardiac assistance systems having bi-directional pumping elements72US 6,540,659 B1ABIOMED, Inc. · 2003