A61B 1/3137
For examination of the interior of blood vessels
Official title: {for examination of the interior of blood vessels}
A61B1/3137 (For examination of the interior of blood vessels) appears on 302 US grants and 430 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 302
- Published applications
- 430
- Assignees
- 163
- Inventors
- 615
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 16 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 13 |
| 2012 | 10 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 18 |
| 2014 | 10 | 20 |
| 2015 | 21 | 27 |
| 2016 | 9 | 28 |
| 2017 | 13 | 21 |
| 2018 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 |
| 2020 | 17 | 37 |
| 2021 | 19 | 23 |
| 2022 | 14 | 28 |
| 2023 | 20 | 14 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Image acquisition at accurate start wavelength25 Aug 2026US 12,714,286 B2Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Device for aortic root and valve visualization and aortic valve leakage measurement25 Aug 2026US 12,714,565 B2Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden (H.O.D.N. Lumc)
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation5 May 2026US 12,616,499 B2InterVene, Inc.
- Fiber optic medical systems and devices with electrical tip21 Apr 2026US 12,605,116 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Eccentric single-core fiber-optic enabled medical device3 Mar 2026US 12,564,340 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- System, method and computer-accessible medium for providing optical plaque burden assessment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305949 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Fiber Optic Medical Systems and Devices with Electrical Tip27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248455 A1Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Stent selection and display for post percutaneous intervention intravascular imaging27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248480 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Eccentric Single-Core Fiber-Optic Enabled Medical Device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191442 A1Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Insertable device and system for minimal access procedure1,731US 7,066,879 B2The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 2006
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Device, system and method for intersititial transvascular intervention957US 5,830,222 ATransVascular, Inc. · 1998
- Device, system and method for interstitial transvascular intervention723US 6,068,638 ATransVascular, Inc. · 2000
- Methods and apparatus for connecting openings formed in adjacent blood vessels or other anatomical structures655US 6,616,675 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2003