A61M 60/196
Replacing the entire heart
Official title: replacing the entire heart, e.g. total artificial hearts [TAH]
A61M60/196 (Replacing the entire heart) appears on 344 US grants and 211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 344
- Published applications
- 211
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 555
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 16 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 |
| 2014 | 10 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 19 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 13 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 14 |
| 2019 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Heart pump11 Aug 2026US 12,702,818 B2BiVACOR Inc.
- Implantable artificial heart31 Mar 2026US 12,589,236 B2Stichting Amsterdam Umc
- Artificial heart control systems and methods17 Feb 2026US 12,555,677 B2UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
- Magnetic drive apparatus for translating rotational motion to nutational motion20 Jan 2026US 12,531,464 B2Magvad LLC
- Method of fixating a heart help device14 Oct 2025US 12,440,664 B2
- Determination of ejected volume in a pneumatic pump system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249070 A1Syncardia Systems, LLC
- System for attaching a heart valve to a heart prosthesis and heart prosthesis provided with an attachment system of this kind30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216491 A1Carmat
- Driveline system and method for an implantable medical device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199663 A1Briohealth Technologies, Inc.
- Heart help method12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069852 A1
- A one-way pumping device and its application device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028982 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for controlling flow in a bodily organ884US 9,814,561 B22017
- Cardiac support device356US 5,851,174 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1998
- Surgically implantable pump arrangement and method for pumping body fluids286US 5,676,651 AElectric Boat Corporation · 1997
- Sealless rotodynamic pump with fluid bearing280US 5,370,509 AThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation · 1994
- Gas delivery means278US 4,957,107 A1990