A61B 2017/22008
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A61B2017/22008 (Used or promoted) appears on 280 US grants and 353 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 280
- Published applications
- 353
- Assignees
- 160
- Inventors
- 583
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 15 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 22 |
| 2008 | 3 | 20 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 5 | 21 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 15 | 22 |
| 2024 | 15 | 28 |
| 2025 | 20 | 18 |
| 2026 | 16 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic hypotube devices for treatment of CTOs and stenotic lesions29 Sep 2026US 12,746,019 B2Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Histotripsy excitation sequences optimized for bubble cloud formation using shock scattering29 Sep 2026US 12,746,413 B2HistoSonics, Inc.
- System for treating occlusions in body lumens18 Aug 2026US 12,708,384 B2Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Electrode design for directional lithotripsy catheters16 Jun 2026US 12,653,560 B2Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Ultrasonic probes for producing multiple cavitation volumes16 Jun 2026US 12,653,568 B2Solta Medical Ireland Limited
- Targeting Microbubbles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273061 A1California Institute of Technology
- System for Comminution of Biomineralizations Using Microbubbles10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263097 A1AVVIO Medical, Inc.
- Burst mode operation of intravascular lithotripsy (ivl)10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263098 A1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Electrode design for directional lithotripsy catheters27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248523 A1Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Histotripsy systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241208 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic electrosurgical apparatus2,415US 5,334,183 AValleylab, Inc. · 1994
- Endoscopic ultrasonic aspirators1,862US 4,750,902 ASonomed Technology, Inc. · 1988
- Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes1,425US 6,332,089 B1Biosense, Inc. · 2001
- Ultrasonic device for tissue ablation and sheath for use therewith730US 6,524,251 B2OmniSonics Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Intravascular ultrasonic catheter/probe and method for treating intravascular blockage651US 4,870,953 A1989