A61B 17/12109
In a blood vessel
Official title: {in a blood vessel}
A61B17/12109 (In a blood vessel) appears on 3,210 US grants and 4,375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,210
- Published applications
- 4,375
- Assignees
- 907
- Inventors
- 4,042
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 54 | 0 |
| 2000 | 58 | 0 |
| 2001 | 81 | 42 |
| 2002 | 73 | 114 |
| 2003 | 96 | 111 |
| 2004 | 56 | 138 |
| 2005 | 39 | 157 |
| 2006 | 51 | 120 |
| 2007 | 48 | 99 |
| 2008 | 44 | 104 |
| 2009 | 42 | 105 |
| 2010 | 77 | 141 |
| 2011 | 82 | 132 |
| 2012 | 85 | 130 |
| 2013 | 112 | 168 |
| 2014 | 149 | 220 |
| 2015 | 139 | 196 |
| 2016 | 137 | 206 |
| 2017 | 149 | 197 |
| 2018 | 144 | 206 |
| 2019 | 176 | 265 |
| 2020 | 205 | 257 |
| 2021 | 186 | 252 |
| 2022 | 188 | 232 |
| 2023 | 163 | 212 |
| 2024 | 177 | 218 |
| 2025 | 168 | 212 |
| 2026 | 89 | 141 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical device for introducing into a bodily hollow viscus, medical set, and production method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,812 B2Acandis GmbH & Co. KG
- Medical device with basket29 Sep 2026US 12,746,005 B2Kaneka Corporation
- Perfusion catheters and related methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,374 B2Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
- Catheter device and method for selective occlusion of arteries of the descending aorta or iliac vasculature22 Sep 2026US 12,740,787 B2
- Systems and methods for draining cerebrospinal fluid22 Sep 2026US 12,740,805 B2The Penn State Research Foundation
- Toroidal occlusion and molding balloons and methods of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306103 A1
- Stent and method for use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306285 A1
- Systems and methods to sense characteristics of a therapeutic agent in vivo8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306803 A1TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
- Laser cut catheters for vascular embolization1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294440 A1Q'apel Medical, LLC
- Evaluation of delivery locations for a vascular catheter for treatment of a target1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294441 A1Universiteit Gent
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis2,683US 5,695,504 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Device and method for controlling injection of liquid embolic composition1,859US 6,511,468 B1Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Vascular closure device1,319US 8,790,684 B2Cordis Corporation · 2014
- Device and method for minimizing heart displacements during a beating heart surgical procedure1,295US 6,110,187 AHeartport, Inc. · 2000