A61B 17/22012
In direct contact with, or very close to, the obstruction or concrement
Official title: {in direct contact with, or very close to, the obstruction or concrement (for removing obstructions in blood vessels by laser A61B18/245)}
A61B17/22012 (In direct contact with, or very close to, the obstruction or concrement) appears on 1,741 US grants and 2,125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,741
- Published applications
- 2,125
- Assignees
- 614
- Inventors
- 2,732
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 8 |
| 2002 | 43 | 65 |
| 2003 | 46 | 70 |
| 2004 | 32 | 71 |
| 2005 | 21 | 72 |
| 2006 | 17 | 59 |
| 2007 | 17 | 74 |
| 2008 | 19 | 52 |
| 2009 | 20 | 62 |
| 2010 | 32 | 59 |
| 2011 | 44 | 55 |
| 2012 | 51 | 86 |
| 2013 | 40 | 73 |
| 2014 | 55 | 107 |
| 2015 | 53 | 62 |
| 2016 | 61 | 83 |
| 2017 | 54 | 79 |
| 2018 | 58 | 74 |
| 2019 | 85 | 131 |
| 2020 | 86 | 90 |
| 2021 | 76 | 103 |
| 2022 | 73 | 99 |
| 2023 | 90 | 107 |
| 2024 | 97 | 116 |
| 2025 | 100 | 151 |
| 2026 | 68 | 117 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/2202The ultrasound transducer being inside patient's body at the distal end of642
- A61B 2017/22014The ultrasound transducer being outside patient's bodyIndexing code460
- A61B 17/22022Using electric discharge242
- A61B 2017/22025Applying a shock waveIndexing code229
- A61B 2017/22024With a part reflecting mechanical vibrationsIndexing code121
Recent patents
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- Ultrasonic catheter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294391 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for penetrating chronical total occlusions (ctos) in arteries1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294451 A1Physical Sciences, Inc.
- Method for controlling a therapeutic ultrasonic interventional system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294452 A1
- Shock wave catheter system with energy control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294453 A1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Intravascular lithotripsy system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283632 A1Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic electrosurgical apparatus2,415US 5,334,183 AValleylab, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for ultrasonic surgical fragmentation and removal of tissue2,213US 4,827,911 ACooper LaserSonics, Inc. · 1989
- Electrosurgical and ultrasonic surgical system2,201US 5,190,517 AValleylab, Inc. · 1993
- Apparatus for providing enhanced tissue fragmentation and/or hemostasis2,150US 5,015,227 AValleylab, Inc. · 1991
- Articulable ultrasonic surgical apparatus2,120US 6,063,098 A2000