A61B 17/1214
Coils or wires
Official title: {Coils or wires}
A61B17/1214 (Coils or wires) appears on 1,737 US grants and 2,375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,737
- Published applications
- 2,375
- Assignees
- 426
- Inventors
- 2,110
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 15 |
| 2002 | 37 | 61 |
| 2003 | 50 | 36 |
| 2004 | 23 | 68 |
| 2005 | 14 | 100 |
| 2006 | 22 | 80 |
| 2007 | 19 | 77 |
| 2008 | 23 | 59 |
| 2009 | 22 | 65 |
| 2010 | 37 | 69 |
| 2011 | 44 | 72 |
| 2012 | 56 | 90 |
| 2013 | 60 | 101 |
| 2014 | 69 | 109 |
| 2015 | 84 | 97 |
| 2016 | 65 | 108 |
| 2017 | 87 | 130 |
| 2018 | 87 | 122 |
| 2019 | 102 | 127 |
| 2020 | 119 | 122 |
| 2021 | 97 | 148 |
| 2022 | 100 | 125 |
| 2023 | 95 | 129 |
| 2024 | 91 | 107 |
| 2025 | 79 | 102 |
| 2026 | 47 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical kit, medical system, and covering device for the treatment of aneurysms15 Sep 2026US 12,733,936 B2Acandis GmbH & Co. KG
- Anastomosis device, systems, and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,727,887 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Vascular occlusion device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,630 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Embolic devices and methods of manufacturing same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,433 B2Stryker Corporation
- Packing coil25 Aug 2026US 12,714,434 B2MicroVention, Inc.
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
- Stent and method for use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306285 A1
- Modular pre-loaded medical implants and delivery systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284357 A1Cardiac Dimensions Pty. Ltd.
- In-vivo indwelling device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256473 A1Kaneka Corporation
- Spring coil conveying device and spring coil system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248513 A1Shanghai Microport Medical (Group) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vaso-occlusion coil and method1,270US 4,994,069 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1991
- Endovascular electrolytically detachable guidewire tip for the electroformation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulas1,090US 5,122,136 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1992
- Detachable pusher-vasoocclusive coil assembly with interlocking ball and keyway coupling854US 5,261,916 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1993
- Detachable embolic coil assembly using interlocking clasps and method of use839US 5,250,071 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1993
- Vasoocclusion coil with attached tubular woven or braided fibrous covering742US 5,382,259 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1995