A61B 17/3403
Needle locating or guiding means
Official title: {Needle locating or guiding means}
A61B17/3403 (Needle locating or guiding means) appears on 3,182 US grants and 4,175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,182
- Published applications
- 4,175
- Assignees
- 1,397
- Inventors
- 6,279
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 16 |
| 2002 | 50 | 62 |
| 2003 | 56 | 75 |
| 2004 | 30 | 78 |
| 2005 | 18 | 74 |
| 2006 | 26 | 82 |
| 2007 | 38 | 113 |
| 2008 | 21 | 120 |
| 2009 | 40 | 104 |
| 2010 | 77 | 144 |
| 2011 | 76 | 138 |
| 2012 | 99 | 162 |
| 2013 | 107 | 156 |
| 2014 | 119 | 168 |
| 2015 | 124 | 237 |
| 2016 | 143 | 264 |
| 2017 | 147 | 221 |
| 2018 | 147 | 216 |
| 2019 | 192 | 269 |
| 2020 | 203 | 254 |
| 2021 | 168 | 261 |
| 2022 | 185 | 221 |
| 2023 | 180 | 187 |
| 2024 | 207 | 242 |
| 2025 | 193 | 199 |
| 2026 | 119 | 112 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasound visualization device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,688 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Information processing apparatus, ultrasound endoscope, information processing method, and program6 Oct 2026US 12,751,770 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Tactile sensing and guidance system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,034 B2IntuiTap Medical, Inc.
- Needle breast biopsy system and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,090 B2Hologic, Inc.
- Needle guide device for biopsy22 Sep 2026US 12,740,773 B2Medical Park Co., Ltd.
- Handheld Penetrative Devices for Treating Pleural Conditions, and Related Methods and Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306130 A1Creare Inc.
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Ophthalmic injection robot and system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306295 A1Alcon Inc.
- Mri-compatible biopsy robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294405 A1Promaxo, Inc.
- Hair implanter device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294470 A1SAúDe ViáVel S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transcutaneous sensor insertion set1,869US 5,390,671 AMiniMed Inc. · 1995
- Anastomosis apparatus for use in intraluminally directed vascular anastomosis1,812US 6,248,117 B12001
- Biopsy system1,710US 6,712,773 B1Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2004
- Device for advancing a functional element through tissue1,593US 7,326,203 B2Depuy Acromed, Inc. · 2008
- Biopsy system having a single use loading unit operable with a trocar driver, a knife driver and firing module1,586US 7,189,207 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2007