B21F 45/008
Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles: of medical instruments
Official title: {of medical instruments, e.g. stents or corneal rings}
B21F45/008 (Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles: of medical instruments) appears on 259 US grants and 254 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21F- Granted patents
- 259
- Published applications
- 254
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 341
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2003 | 11 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 15 |
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| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 |
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| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
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| 2020 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Intravascular radially expandable stent and method of implant1,694US 4,886,062 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1989
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- Intravascular stent1,042US 5,133,732 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1992
- Heart valve prosthesis1,008US 4,297,749 AAlbany International Corp. · 1981