A61B 17/12131
Characterised by the type of occluding device
Official title: {characterised by the type of occluding device}
A61B17/12131 (Characterised by the type of occluding device) appears on 5,009 US grants and 6,954 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,009
- Published applications
- 6,954
- Assignees
- 1,374
- Inventors
- 6,415
- 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 69 | 0 |
| 1999 | 74 | 0 |
| 2000 | 88 | 0 |
| 2001 | 109 | 54 |
| 2002 | 95 | 161 |
| 2003 | 139 | 170 |
| 2004 | 88 | 210 |
| 2005 | 63 | 265 |
| 2006 | 79 | 217 |
| 2007 | 60 | 188 |
| 2008 | 68 | 192 |
| 2009 | 64 | 188 |
| 2010 | 133 | 216 |
| 2011 | 137 | 201 |
| 2012 | 148 | 252 |
| 2013 | 188 | 259 |
| 2014 | 252 | 338 |
| 2015 | 225 | 305 |
| 2016 | 212 | 315 |
| 2017 | 240 | 319 |
| 2018 | 213 | 311 |
| 2019 | 269 | 401 |
| 2020 | 318 | 382 |
| 2021 | 264 | 367 |
| 2022 | 290 | 373 |
| 2023 | 254 | 366 |
| 2024 | 266 | 337 |
| 2025 | 268 | 332 |
| 2026 | 157 | 235 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Twisted tip soft tissue anchors6 Oct 2026US 12,751,717 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage implant with distal engagement element6 Oct 2026US 12,751,718 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- 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
- Implantable medical device with sealing to accommodate an irregular ostium29 Sep 2026US 12,746,007 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306102 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Toroidal occlusion and molding balloons and methods of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306103 A1
- Occlusive implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306104 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Occlusive implant system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306105 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
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
- Coaxial catheter system1,540US 7,766,894 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Vascular closure device1,319US 8,790,684 B2Cordis Corporation · 2014