A61B 17/3415
For introducing tubes or catheters
Official title: {for introducing tubes or catheters, e.g. gastrostomy tubes, drain catheters (A61B17/3417 takes precedence; body piercing catheter guide needles A61M25/06)}
A61B17/3415 (For introducing tubes or catheters) appears on 1,166 US grants and 1,558 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,166
- Published applications
- 1,558
- Assignees
- 558
- Inventors
- 2,366
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 6 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 |
| 2003 | 14 | 29 |
| 2004 | 16 | 59 |
| 2005 | 11 | 45 |
| 2006 | 19 | 55 |
| 2007 | 17 | 65 |
| 2008 | 10 | 56 |
| 2009 | 19 | 42 |
| 2010 | 29 | 53 |
| 2011 | 47 | 51 |
| 2012 | 47 | 84 |
| 2013 | 38 | 50 |
| 2014 | 54 | 77 |
| 2015 | 62 | 94 |
| 2016 | 55 | 87 |
| 2017 | 54 | 83 |
| 2018 | 55 | 81 |
| 2019 | 75 | 98 |
| 2020 | 67 | 72 |
| 2021 | 63 | 71 |
| 2022 | 55 | 60 |
| 2023 | 51 | 65 |
| 2024 | 61 | 60 |
| 2025 | 46 | 52 |
| 2026 | 29 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for draining cerebrospinal fluid22 Sep 2026US 12,740,805 B2The Penn State Research Foundation
- Puncture instrument1 Sep 2026US 12,721,647 B2Beijing Medis Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set1 Sep 2026US 12,723,474 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Methods and devices for percutaneous implantation of arterio-venous grafts11 Aug 2026US 12,702,742 B2Vascular Access Technologies, Inc.
- Introducer and/or cannulation needle and methods of making and using the same28 Jul 2026US 12,690,886 B2
- Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308990 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Surgical Drain Device and Method of Use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283643 A1Standard of Care Corporation
- Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283666 A1
- Apparatus for controlling a surgical instrument and method therefor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272583 A1Livsmed Inc.
- Systems and methods for draining cerebrospinal fluid10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263111 A1The Penn State Research Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems, methods, and instruments for minimally invasive surgery1,701US 6,159,200 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000
- Systems methods and instruments for minimally invasive surgery1,626US 6,165,184 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000
- Track for medical devices1,512US 7,615,003 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Intubation device for enteral feeding1,474US 7,771,396 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes1,425US 6,332,089 B1Biosense, Inc. · 2001