A61B 17/12181
Formed by fluidized, gelatinous or cellular remodelable materials
Official title: {formed by fluidized, gelatinous or cellular remodelable materials, e.g. embolic liquids, foams or extracellular matrices}
A61B17/12181 (Formed by fluidized, gelatinous or cellular remodelable materials) appears on 1,257 US grants and 1,808 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,257
- Published applications
- 1,808
- Assignees
- 439
- Inventors
- 2,000
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 17 |
| 2002 | 20 | 43 |
| 2003 | 46 | 53 |
| 2004 | 24 | 63 |
| 2005 | 13 | 114 |
| 2006 | 19 | 67 |
| 2007 | 22 | 64 |
| 2008 | 19 | 53 |
| 2009 | 18 | 63 |
| 2010 | 41 | 63 |
| 2011 | 46 | 61 |
| 2012 | 49 | 70 |
| 2013 | 66 | 87 |
| 2014 | 64 | 62 |
| 2015 | 52 | 66 |
| 2016 | 54 | 83 |
| 2017 | 58 | 84 |
| 2018 | 49 | 84 |
| 2019 | 74 | 87 |
| 2020 | 68 | 81 |
| 2021 | 61 | 90 |
| 2022 | 65 | 77 |
| 2023 | 63 | 68 |
| 2024 | 56 | 65 |
| 2025 | 60 | 90 |
| 2026 | 24 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Left atrial appendage occlusion25 Aug 2026US 12,714,432 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Systems and methods for treating aneurysms18 Aug 2026US 12,708,369 B2Covidien LP
- Occlusive device7 Jul 2026US 12,672,969 B2Covidien LP
- Devices, assemblies, and methods for delivering agents16 Jun 2026US 12,653,540 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Catheter with improved flow characteristics16 Jun 2026US 12,653,541 B2MicroVention, 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
- Using minimally invasive systems for hemostasis of tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283620 A1PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
- Microrobotic platform for endovascular embolization24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283621 A1The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Medical Device for Closing a Vessel24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283622 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device and method for controlling injection of liquid embolic composition1,859US 6,511,468 B1Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2003
- Vascular closure device1,319US 8,790,684 B2Cordis Corporation · 2014
- Vaso-occlusion coil and method1,270US 4,994,069 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1991
- Apparatus and method for engrafting a blood vessel1,204US 5,591,195 A1997
- Method and device for left atrial appendage occlusion1,121US 6,152,144 AAppriva Medical, Inc. · 2000