A61M 60/454
Generated by electro-active actuators
Official title: generated by electro-active actuators, e.g. using electro-active polymers or piezoelectric elements
A61M60/454 (Generated by electro-active actuators) appears on 15 US grants and 29 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 15
- Published applications
- 29
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 64
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Piezoelectric displacement unit for a medical hose pump and medical hose pump13 Jan 2026US 12,523,215 B2B. Braun Melsungen AG
- Circulatory assist device22 Feb 2022US 11,253,690 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Heart assist device10 May 2016US 9,333,284 B2Heart Biotech Limited
- Implantable artificial ventricle having low energy requirement12 Feb 2013US 8,372,145 B2
- Resonant multilayered impedance pump10 Jan 2012US 8,092,365 B2California Institute of Technology
- Circulatory assist device with pulsatile stent graft integrated into stent cage6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339664 A1Pulsegraft, Inc.
- Pulsating stent graft with implanted felxible electromagnetic coil or magnetically activated band actuator to improve cardiac function and renal blood flow6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339667 A1Pulsegraft, Inc.
- Autologous left ventricle assist device10 Oct 2024US 2024/0335652 A1
- Device for left atrial appendage22 Aug 2024US 2024/0278028 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Reconfigurable fluid displacement apparatuses and methods of use18 Apr 2024US 2024/0123214 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electroactive polymer devices for moving fluid149US 7,064,472 B2SRI International · 2006
- Piezoelectric fluid pumping system for use in the human body72US 4,731,076 ABaylor College of Medicine · 1988
- Electroactive polymer devices for moving fluid55US 7,362,032 B2SRI International · 2008
- Cardiac assist device employing electrically stimulated artificial muscle51US 4,176,411 A1979
- Electroactive polymer devices for moving fluid51US 7,394,182 B2SRI International · 2008