- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61F - Filters implantable into blood vesselsprosthesesdevices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stentsorthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devicesfomentationtreatment or protection of eyes or earsbandages, dressings or absorbent padsfirst-aid kits
- A61F 2/91 - Stents in a form characterised by wire-like elementsStents in a form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure made from perforated sheets or tubes, e.g. perforated by laser cuts or etched holes
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 2/91
Total number of patents in this class: 861
10-year publication summary
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87
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99
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81
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69
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57
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38
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29
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | 10660 |
53 |
| Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. | 1017 |
45 |
| Cook Medical Technologies LLC | 3176 |
41 |
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 11181 |
40 |
| Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | 5820 |
30 |
| Intact Vascular, Inc. | 58 |
22 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | 1460 |
19 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 4883 |
19 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2714 |
17 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. | 1761 |
17 |
| Vactronix Scientific, LLC | 85 |
14 |
| Medtronic Ventor Technologies Ltd. | 64 |
12 |
| Cordis US Corp | 325 |
12 |
| MicroVention, Inc. | 650 |
11 |
| Elixir Medical Corporation | 91 |
10 |
| V-wave Ltd. | 102 |
10 |
| Vesper Medical, Inc. | 51 |
10 |
| Bolton Medical, Inc. | 164 |
9 |
| Acandis GmbH & Co. KG | 78 |
8 |
| BIOTRONIK AG | 446 |
8 |
| Other owners | 454 |