A61B 17/32037
For removing obstructions from inner organs or blood vessels
Official title: {for removing obstructions from inner organs or blood vessels, e.g. for atherectomy}
A61B17/32037 (For removing obstructions from inner organs or blood vessels) appears on 436 US grants and 569 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 436
- Published applications
- 569
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 557
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 15 |
| 2003 | 13 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3 | 14 |
| 2008 | 4 | 21 |
| 2009 | 6 | 13 |
| 2010 | 6 | 12 |
| 2011 | 16 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 | 9 |
| 2013 | 14 | 19 |
| 2014 | 12 | 22 |
| 2015 | 11 | 27 |
| 2016 | 23 | 20 |
| 2017 | 21 | 41 |
| 2018 | 17 | 19 |
| 2019 | 32 | 28 |
| 2020 | 24 | 30 |
| 2021 | 17 | 31 |
| 2022 | 23 | 46 |
| 2023 | 31 | 22 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 |
| 2025 | 33 | 51 |
| 2026 | 14 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Computer-aided vacuum thrombectomy systems and methods for estimating therapeutic benefit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,729 B1Penumbra, Inc.
- Computer-aided vacuum thrombectomy systems and methods for controlled clot aspiration22 Sep 2026US 12,740,793 B1Penumbra, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for controlled clot aspiration8 Sep 2026US 12,727,897 B1Penumbra, Inc.
- Devices and methods for minimally invasive kidney stone removal by combined aspiration and irrigation1 Sep 2026US 12,721,641 B2Calyxo, Inc.
- Aspiration catheter with distally directed fluid jet25 Aug 2026US 12,714,456 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Methods and systems for treatment of acute ischemic stroke17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272483 A1Route 92 Medical, Inc.
- Thrombus removal systems and associated methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272498 A1Shifamed Holdings, LLC
- Thrombus removal systems and associated methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263108 A1Shifamed Holdings, LLC
- High pressure protection for jet aspiration catheter3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256492 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Minimally invasive TMR device859US 6,200,311 B1Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus and methods for capturing particulate material within blood vessels559US 6,635,070 B2Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2003
- Catheter with filter and thrombus-discharge device496US 5,795,322 ACordis Corporation · 1998
- Thrombectomy device492US 5,370,609 APossis Medical, Inc. · 1994
- Asymmetric water jet atherectomy455US 5,496,267 APossis Medical, Inc. · 1996