A61B 18/245
For removing obstructions in blood vessels or calculi
Official title: {for removing obstructions in blood vessels or calculi}
A61B18/245 (For removing obstructions in blood vessels or calculi) appears on 644 US grants and 597 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 644
- Published applications
- 597
- Assignees
- 228
- Inventors
- 914
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 16 |
| 2003 | 14 | 20 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 10 | 16 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 7 | 16 |
| 2011 | 3 | 13 |
| 2012 | 10 | 44 |
| 2013 | 12 | 18 |
| 2014 | 8 | 30 |
| 2015 | 11 | 21 |
| 2016 | 27 | 44 |
| 2017 | 15 | 29 |
| 2018 | 16 | 23 |
| 2019 | 24 | 22 |
| 2020 | 24 | 27 |
| 2021 | 22 | 37 |
| 2022 | 16 | 17 |
| 2023 | 24 | 38 |
| 2024 | 26 | 34 |
| 2025 | 35 | 61 |
| 2026 | 21 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Compositions and methods for laser lithotripsy using nanoparticle fine-tuned NIR absorption6 Oct 2026US 12,751,766 B2Duke University
- Acoustic performance monitoring system and method within intravascular lithotripsy device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,942 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Extendable ureteroscope sheath1 Sep 2026US 12,721,642 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Extracorporeal shock wave device for loading target substance into delivery vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,714,448 B2Exollence Co., Ltd.
- Electrical analyzer assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,442 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Connector for multiplexer optical coupling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306175 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Laser debulking devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283691 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Laser catheter having expanding distal end24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283692 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Lithotripsy balloon dilation catheters having balloons to conform to lesions that are targeted by an acoustic or sound wave3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256483 A1
- Optical analyzer assembly and method for intravascular lithotripsy device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256518 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Atherectomy system with a clutch1,711US 5,002,553 ASurgical Systems & Instruments, Inc. · 1991
- Atherectomy system with a biasing sleeve and method of using the same1,311US 4,894,051 ASurgical Systems & Instruments, Inc. · 1990
- Atherectomy system with a guide wire1,158US 4,979,939 ASurgical Systems & Instruments, Inc. · 1990
- Method and apparatus for in vivo heart valve decalcification1,130US 5,295,958 AShturman Cardiology Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Atherectomy system and method of using the same1,082US 4,883,458 ASurgical Systems & Instruments, Inc. · 1989