A61B 17/3496
Protecting sleeves or inner probes
Official title: {Protecting sleeves or inner probes; Retractable tips (for protecting body piercing guide needles A61M25/0612)}
A61B17/3496 (Protecting sleeves or inner probes) appears on 865 US grants and 890 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 865
- Published applications
- 890
- Assignees
- 348
- Inventors
- 1,362
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 16 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 11 |
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| 2004 | 12 | 25 |
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| 2006 | 8 | 36 |
| 2007 | 12 | 27 |
| 2008 | 8 | 31 |
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| 2010 | 23 | 29 |
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| 2018 | 35 | 28 |
| 2019 | 29 | 54 |
| 2020 | 36 | 55 |
| 2021 | 30 | 61 |
| 2022 | 45 | 71 |
| 2023 | 40 | 46 |
| 2024 | 51 | 39 |
| 2025 | 42 | 43 |
| 2026 | 29 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Single-penetration sheath for minimally invasive medical procedures1 Sep 2026US 12,721,652 B1
- Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set1 Sep 2026US 12,723,474 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Cardiac transseptal instruments, assemblies, and method of use of the same18 Aug 2026US 12,708,354 B2Pressure Products Medical Supplies, Inc.
- Tip protector for a surgical instrument, assembly and method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,473 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- Endoscopic transluminal stent access and delivery system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,436 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308990 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Safety trocar assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294478 A1
- Cerebrospinal fluid shunt1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295224 A1Azygos Vascular, Inc.
- Biopsy device and method of performing a biopsy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283603 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Fixed Angle Instrument With Rounded Linkages17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272477 A1VB Spine LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for using a trocar for penetration and skin incision1,831US 6,017,356 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2000
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Retrograde tissue splitter and method1,605US 5,449,355 AValleylab, Inc. · 1995
- Retrograde tissue splitter and method1,585US 5,797,906 AValleylab, Inc. · 1998
- Guidewire exchange systems to treat spinal stenosis1,451US 8,257,356 B2Baxano, Inc. · 2012