A61N 1/057
Anchoring means
Official title: {Anchoring means; Means for fixing the head inside the heart}
A61N1/057 (Anchoring means) appears on 1,807 US grants and 2,020 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 1,807
- Published applications
- 2,020
- Assignees
- 306
- Inventors
- 2,158
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 7 |
| 2002 | 25 | 41 |
| 2003 | 33 | 61 |
| 2004 | 24 | 76 |
| 2005 | 26 | 62 |
| 2006 | 31 | 59 |
| 2007 | 40 | 82 |
| 2008 | 25 | 78 |
| 2009 | 38 | 62 |
| 2010 | 56 | 82 |
| 2011 | 64 | 84 |
| 2012 | 78 | 79 |
| 2013 | 73 | 60 |
| 2014 | 81 | 96 |
| 2015 | 79 | 105 |
| 2016 | 73 | 93 |
| 2017 | 88 | 88 |
| 2018 | 82 | 93 |
| 2019 | 83 | 109 |
| 2020 | 83 | 94 |
| 2021 | 71 | 91 |
| 2022 | 74 | 94 |
| 2023 | 80 | 74 |
| 2024 | 67 | 78 |
| 2025 | 83 | 94 |
| 2026 | 38 | 78 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Conduction system pacing leads and methods of manufacturing (snap-fit)6 Oct 2026US 12,752,106 B2Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
- Atrial tracking confirmation in an intracardiac ventricular pacemaker29 Sep 2026US 12,746,394 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Device for cardiac electrophysiology procedure15 Sep 2026US 12,734,355 B2
- Lead for pacing15 Sep 2026US 12,734,356 B2Kossel Medtech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Implantable cardiac electrode1 Sep 2026US 12,722,000 B2Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Atrioventricular Valve Modification Systems, Devices, and Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306255 A1Evalve, Inc.
- Active fixation cardiac electrode lead8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306833 A1Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Biostimulator having resilient scaffold8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306834 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Loading tool for a biostimulator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295241 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
- Fixation and delivery systems and methods for pacemaker devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295242 A1Pacesetter, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Guidewire exchange systems to treat spinal stenosis1,451US 8,257,356 B2Baxano, Inc. · 2012
- Rotatable lead introducer1,230US 7,930,040 B1Greatbatch Ltd. · 2011
- Access and tissue modification systems and methods1,072US 8,568,416 B2Baxano Surgical, Inc. · 2013
- Rotatable lead introducer858US 7,544,197 B2Greatbatch Ltd. · 2009
- Interactive external defibrillation and drug injection system601US 5,405,362 ABoard of Regents for the University of Texas System · 1995