A61B 18/24
With a catheter
Official title: with a catheter (A61B18/26, A61B18/28 take precedence)
A61B18/24 (With a catheter) appears on 2,216 US grants and 2,228 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,216
- Published applications
- 2,228
- Assignees
- 735
- Inventors
- 3,065
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 39 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 58 | 0 |
| 1994 | 71 | 0 |
| 1995 | 66 | 0 |
| 1996 | 60 | 0 |
| 1997 | 50 | 0 |
| 1998 | 68 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | 66 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 20 |
| 2002 | 54 | 47 |
| 2003 | 61 | 64 |
| 2004 | 37 | 55 |
| 2005 | 31 | 61 |
| 2006 | 25 | 45 |
| 2007 | 35 | 64 |
| 2008 | 25 | 86 |
| 2009 | 20 | 76 |
| 2010 | 26 | 88 |
| 2011 | 35 | 79 |
| 2012 | 46 | 103 |
| 2013 | 51 | 101 |
| 2014 | 83 | 123 |
| 2015 | 82 | 108 |
| 2016 | 82 | 125 |
| 2017 | 74 | 99 |
| 2018 | 76 | 89 |
| 2019 | 82 | 129 |
| 2020 | 77 | 98 |
| 2021 | 81 | 108 |
| 2022 | 69 | 84 |
| 2023 | 78 | 98 |
| 2024 | 84 | 109 |
| 2025 | 98 | 121 |
| 2026 | 49 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Compositions and methods for laser lithotripsy using nanoparticle fine-tuned NIR absorption6 Oct 2026US 12,751,766 B2Duke University
- Coaxial time-of-flight optical fiber distance measurement6 Oct 2026US 12,754,314 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for simultaneous liquid infusion and catheter motion15 Sep 2026US 12,733,976 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Impact-during-suction surgical ureteroscope15 Sep 2026US 12,733,977 B2Ningbo Xinwell Medical Technology Co., Ltd
- Acoustic performance monitoring system and method within intravascular lithotripsy device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,942 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Connector for multiplexer optical coupling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306175 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Venous embolic protection filter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306239 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Method of employing a medical apparatus with translatable imaging device for real-time confirmation of interception of target tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283593 A1Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Ureteroscope with integrated fluid channel24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283690 A1Ventaris Surgical, Inc.
- Laser debulking devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283691 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gastrointestinal approximating and tissue attaching device2,671US 5,411,508 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 1995
- Adjustable angle medical forceps2,198US 5,209,747 A1993
- Gastrointestinal endoscoptic stapler2,078US 5,197,649 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 1993
- Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit2,068US 5,339,799 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Cool-tip radiofrequency thermosurgery electrode system for tumor ablation1,772US 6,575,969 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2003