A61B 2017/1205
Introduction devices
Official title: {Introduction devices}
A61B2017/1205 (Introduction devices) appears on 2,719 US grants and 3,934 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,719
- Published applications
- 3,934
- Assignees
- 755
- Inventors
- 3,597
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 20 |
| 2002 | 54 | 70 |
| 2003 | 60 | 104 |
| 2004 | 44 | 131 |
| 2005 | 36 | 119 |
| 2006 | 41 | 131 |
| 2007 | 39 | 122 |
| 2008 | 28 | 113 |
| 2009 | 37 | 107 |
| 2010 | 76 | 135 |
| 2011 | 75 | 102 |
| 2012 | 87 | 119 |
| 2013 | 106 | 149 |
| 2014 | 118 | 183 |
| 2015 | 144 | 168 |
| 2016 | 121 | 177 |
| 2017 | 142 | 193 |
| 2018 | 133 | 179 |
| 2019 | 148 | 214 |
| 2020 | 164 | 213 |
| 2021 | 168 | 224 |
| 2022 | 162 | 212 |
| 2023 | 151 | 217 |
| 2024 | 156 | 204 |
| 2025 | 155 | 206 |
| 2026 | 81 | 122 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Medical device with basket29 Sep 2026US 12,746,005 B2Kaneka Corporation
- Left atrial appendage closure device and method29 Sep 2026US 12,746,006 B2
- Dual-lumen occlusion balloon catheter and method of use1 Sep 2026US 12,721,629 B2VascuPatent Medical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Vascular occlusion device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,630 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Medical implant delivery system and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,715 B2Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
- Protection sleeve for reusable handheld instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306206 A1Stryker Corporation
- Left atrial appendage occlusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294436 A1Medtronic CryoCath LP
- Loader Tubing for Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Delivery System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294437 A1St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure device with passive fixation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294438 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Left atrial appendage closure device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294439 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device and method for controlling injection of liquid embolic composition1,859US 6,511,468 B1Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2003
- Reloadable sheath for catheter system for deploying vasoocclusive devices1,506US 6,716,223 B2Micrus Corporation · 2004
- Vaso-occlusion coil and method1,270US 4,994,069 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1991
- Method and device for left atrial appendage occlusion1,121US 6,152,144 AAppriva Medical, Inc. · 2000
- Micro tools1,106US 7,331,969 B1Micromuscle AB · 2008